April 2010 Sumatra earthquake

The April 2010 Sumatra earthquake occurred on April 7 at 5:15 AM local time with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock occurred near Banyak Islands, off the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. A tsunami watch was issued according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu[1] which was later canceled.[2] A 40 cm surge was reported in the Banyak Islands an hour after the quake, along with 62 injuries.[3] Power outages were reported throughout the province of North Sumatra[4] as well as in Aceh.[5][6] This quake is one of the sequence of large earthquakes along the Sunda megathrust in 2000s.

April 2010 Sumatra earthquake
UTC time2010-04-06 22:15:01
ISC event600296664
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateApril 7, 2010 (2010-04-07)
Local time05:15 (WIB (Indonesia Western Standard Time))
Magnitude7.8 Mw
Depth31 km (19 mi)
Epicenter2.38°N 97.05°E / 2.38; 97.05
TypeThrust
Areas affectedIndonesia
Max. intensityVIII (Severe)
Casualties62 injured

In Simeulue Regency, 21 were hospitalized in Gunung Putih, Teluk Dalam subdistrict,[7] and 41 were injured in Teupah Selatan subdistrict. Some of the injured were treated at Simeulue general hospital in Sinabang.[8]

See also

References
  1. 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
  2. Re-direct to weather.gov/ptwc Archived April 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Jakarta Globe, Tsunami Fears Subside After Sumatra Quake.
  4. Major earthquake causes panic in Indonesia
  5. Sumatra hit by major earthquake
  6. 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia - CNN.com
  7. ftp://ftp.gps.caltech.edu/pub/meltzner/FTP-OLD/Simeulue/Simeulue-VillageMap-2.pdf%5B%5D
  8. Another 62 people injured in Simeulue earthquake Archived April 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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