OCHA Regional Office for Asia Pacific INDONESIA: Earthquake in Sumatra Issued: 6 March 2007
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Banda Aceh
Lhokseumawe
Langsa ACEH Pangkalanbrandan MALAYSIA Belawan Medan Binjai Tebing Tinggi
SUMATERA UTARA Pematang Siantar
Dumai
Padangsidempuan
Tanung Pinang Kotanopan Pakanbaru Bangkinang
SUMATERA BARAT RIAU Bukittinggi Legend International boundary Population Density Epicentre - 6.3 M Province boundary 10:49am Local Time Major town or city Low Padang 6 March 2007 National capital Djambi International JAMBI National
010050 High BENGKULU Kilometers
Palembang Situation Overview: 6 March 2007 Plabju
A 5.8 RS earthquake (USGS 6.3 magnitude) struck West Sumatra SUMATERA SELATAN Province on Tuesday 06 March 2007, at 10:49 hours (Western Indonesia Time). The epicentre is located 16 km southwest of Batusangkar District at a depth of 33 km approx. Batusangkar is located 102 km north of Padang, the capital city of West Sumatra Province. The tremor was felt in surrounding areas such as Solok District (around 64 km northeast of Padang), Padang city, Pekanbaru (Riau Province) and even in Singapore. The quake was followed by an aftershock of 5.8 RS 11 km southwest LAMPUNG of Batusangkar at a depth of 23 km at 12.49.
Local and international media have reported some 60 persons dead, while preliminary contact with local authorities indicate that buildings including a school, a local bank and hundreds of Sera houses have been heavily damaged or destroyed. Some schools and government offices were closed early to anticipate subsequent earthquakes. The Head of Solok district confirmed that one school in Solok was heavily damaged and landlines have been cut off in West Sumatra. Datum: WGS84 JAWA BARA Map data source: UN Cartographic Section, Global Discovery, Wildlife COnservation Society
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