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| UTC time | 2010-04-06 22:15:01 |
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| ISC event | 600296664 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | April 7, 2010 (2010-04-07) |
| Local time | 05:15 (WIB (Indonesia Western Standard Time)) |
| Magnitude | 7.8 Mw |
| Depth | 31 km (19 mi) |
| Epicenter | 2°23′N 97°03′E / 2.38°N 97.05°E / 2.38; 97.05 |
| Type | Thrust |
| Areas affected | Indonesia |
| Max. intensity | MMI V (Moderate) |
| Casualties | 62 injured |
The 2010 Banyak Islands earthquake occurred on April 7 at 5:15 AM local time with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of V (Moderate). The shock occurred near the Banyak Islands, off the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. A tsunami watch was issued according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu which was later canceled. A 40 cm surge was reported in the Banyak Islands an hour after the quake, along with 62 injuries. Power outages were reported throughout the province of North Sumatra as well as in Aceh. This quake is one in a sequence of large earthquakes along the Sunda megathrust in the 2000s.
In Simeulue Regency, 21 were hospitalized at Gunung Putih, Teluk Dalam subdistrict, and 41 were injured in Teupah Selatan subdistrict. Some of the injured were treated at Simeulue general hospital in Sinabang.
See also
- 2007 Bengkulu earthquakes
- 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
- List of earthquakes in 2010
- List of earthquakes in Indonesia
- March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
References
- 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
- Re-direct to weather.gov/ptwc Archived April 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Jakarta Globe, Tsunami Fears Subside After Sumatra Quake.
- "Major earthquake causes panic in Indonesia". The Age. 2010-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28.
- Sumatra hit by major earthquake
- 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia – CNN
- ftp://ftp.gps.caltech.edu/pub/meltzner/FTP-OLD/Simeulue/Simeulue-VillageMap-2.pdf
- Another 62 people injured in Simeulue earthquake Archived April 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- M7.8 – northern Sumatra, Indonesia – United States Geological Survey
- Magnitude-7.7 quake rattles Indonesia – MSNBC
- M7.8 Banyak Islands Earthquake, 2010 – Amateur Seismic Centre
- The Diverse Slip Behavior of the Banyak Islands Section of the Sunda Megathrust Offshore Sumatra – American Geophysical Union
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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