The earthquake occurred in Indonesia again, and this is the third largest earthquake in Indonesia. Wednesday (4/11/2012) yesterday, the earthquake occurred in Aceh, with a 8.9 magnitude quake, at 15:38 pm by kedalamaan 10 KM, earthquake was also felt in the entire island of Sumatra and some countries like india, thailand, malaysia.
Indonesian Earthquake Photos
The following 10 largest earthquake ever happened in Indonesia, among others:
1, Indian Ocean Earthquake, December 26, 2004. SR magnitude 9.1-9.3. This earthquake was the largest earthquake that occurred in the last 40 years. Some of the areas that became the victims of the earthquake, is Aceh, North Sumatra, West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, East Coast of India, Sri Lanka, to the East Coast of Africa. The earthquake caused a tsunami killed 230,000 people in 8 countries. Tsunami waves as high as 30 meters. This disaster is the biggest killers in history.
2, the Sumatra Earthquake, 25 November 1833. SR magnitude 8.8-9.2. Earthquake with a magnitude range of 8.8 to 9.2 magnitude. The earthquake caused a large tsunami that flooded the southwestern coast of the island. There is no reliable record of deaths, the victim described only as 'a lot'. The magnitude of this disaster have been estimated using notes taken from microatolls rock removal. But clearly, this devastating earthquake along the southwest coast of Sumatra Pariaman to Bengkulu.
3, the Sumatra earthquake, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. With the strength of 8.9 on the Richter Scale (SR) and occurred at 2:31 North latitude and 92.67 east longitude, earthquake today, is one of the largest earthquake in Indonesia. Yet until now have not known about casualties. The impact is felt by the countries Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka
4, the Sumatra Earthquake, March 28, 2005. 8.7 magnitude quake. Earthquake center at 2 04 '35? N 97 00 '58? T, 30 km below the surface of the Indian Ocean, 200 km west of Sibolga, Sumatra or 1400 km northwest of Jakarta, about half the distance between the island of Nias and Simeulue. With the power of 8.7 magnitude, this earthquake is one of the strongest earthquakes.
5, the Banda Sea Earthquake, February 1, 1938. Magnitude 8.5 SR. This earthquake was the largest earthquake to-9 in the 20th century. The strength of this earthquake caused a tsunami as high as 1.5 meters, but there were no casualties in this incident.
6, Sumatra Earthquake February 16, 1861, a magnitude 8.5 SR. The earthquake caused a tsunami of killing thousands of lives. The impact of the quake was felt as far as the peninsula of Malaysia and the eastern part of Java. Rupture area for the 2005 Sumatra earthquake was similar to that estimated for the 1861 event.
7, the Sumatra Earthquake, 1979, a magnitude 8.4 SR. The earthquake is included in the series of large earthquakes that rupture of the Sumatra segment of the Sunda megathrust. This causes a very destructive tsunami near the Padang, where a 150-200 ton British ship pushed up to 1 km inland river Arau.
8, Bengkulu Earthquake, 12 September 2007, with the power of SR 9.7. This earthquake is a series of earthquakes that occurred in the Java Trench, off the coast of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia. This earthquake caused a tsunami warning on the beaches of the Indian Ocean, which was then revoked. The main quake devastated 300 houses and public buildings on the island of Pagai, Mentawai Islands to a height of 1 meter. The quake with aftershocks in the Mentawai Islands, 13 September 2007, with the power of SR 7.8.
9, Java Earthquake July 17, 2006 (7.7 magnitude). Java earthquake on the Richter scale occurred off the coast of West Java, Indonesia. This earthquake caused a tsunami as high as 2 meters which destroyed a house on the south coast of Java, killing at least 659 people. Impact of Tsunami hit villages on the southern coast of Java in Cipatujah, Tasikmalaya and Pangandaran, Kudat.
10, Sumatra Earthquake, 30 September 2009, with the power of SR 6.7. This earthquake occurred off the coast of Sumatra, about 50 km northwest of Padang. The earthquake caused severe damage in some areas in West Sumatra as Pariaman District, the city of Padang, the South Coast District, Pariaman City, Bukittinggi City, City of Padangpanjang, Agam regency, Solok City, and West Pasaman. According to data Satkorlak PB, at least 1117 people died in this earthquake spread across three cities and four counties in West Sumatra, were seriously injured casualties reached 1214 people, 1688 people were lightly injured, the victim lost a man. While the 135 448 houses were severely damaged, 65,380 houses were damaged, and 78 604 homes with minor damage.
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