Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Earthquake in Padang Sumatera, Indonesia

Earthquake was shaking again in Sumatera, Indonesia.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 05:16:09 PM at epicenter 45 km (30 miles) WNW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia with magnitude 7.6  occurred as a result of oblique-thrust faulting near the subduction interface plate boundary between the Australian and Sunda plates.

Map and details taken from
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009mebz.php#details



Earthquake Details
Magnitude    7.6
Date-Time   
    * Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 10:16:09 UTC
    * Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 05:16:09 PM at epicenter
    * Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location    0.789°S, 99.961°E
Depth    80 km (49.7 miles) set by location program
Region    SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances    45 km (30 miles) WNW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
220 km (135 miles) SW of Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia
475 km (295 miles) SSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
960 km (590 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty    horizontal +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters    NST= 42, Nph= 42, Dmin=521.5 km, Rmss=1.28 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source   
    * USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID    us2009mebz

Deep condolence for victims, may be given courage and patience for the family, Amin...

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