OCHA Regional Office for Asia Pacific INDONESIA: Earthquake in Western Sumatra Issued: 7 March 2007 LadangpandjangPASAMAN Suliki Andalas Talaga LIMA PULUH KOTO Kebongsikaju Batukambing Palembaian Tarok AGAM PajaKumbuh Airtabit KAMPAR KOTA PAYAKUMBUH Kotabaru KOTA BUKITTINGGI Matoer Gadoet Manindjau Bulakan Pankalanserai Bukittinggi Alanglawas Loeboekaoer Lubukbasung Pandan SAWAHLUNTO/SIJUNJUNG Kotabaroe 6.3M 12:49pm Balaitangah KOTA 6 March 2007 Padangalai Sumpur PADANG Batusangkar Tarok PANJANG Bantjah Sungailimau Tandikat TANAH 6.3M 10:49am Taluk 6 March 2007 Batutabal DATAR Kajutanam Malalo KOTA Talawi Soelitair PARIAMAN KOTA Batoegadang Koeraitadji SAWAH Loeboekaloeng LUNTO Muara Aripan Sawahlunto Sijunjung Paloeangan KOTA SOLOK PADANG Solok Airlua Padangsarai PARIAMAN Tabing Cupak 01020Tabing Bandarboeat Kilometers SOLOK Datum: WGS84 Padang Rokot Lubukbargalung Map data source: UN Cartographic Section, Global Discovery, GDACS Lubuksulasih Batuberdjandjang Situation Overview: 7 March 2007 KOTA PADANG Batangbarus Kajuara Two 6.3M earthquakes struck West Sumatra Province on Tuesday, 6 March at 10:49am and 12:49pm local time. Initial reports indicate 69 deaths and 76 injuries in the districts of Tanah Datar, Kota Solok, Solok, Sigunturmuda EarthquakeTalangbarbungo Epicentre Padang Pariaman, Padang Panjang, Kota Bukittinggi Sungailundang Galagah and Kota Padang Pariaman. Rawang Major town or city BAKORNAS PB deployed staff to monitor field Baroengbaroengrendah conditions, conduct a rapid assessment and facilitate Pasar Major town the coordination of relief efforts in collaboration with Sungainjalo SATKORLAK PB West Sumatra, SATLAK, the Armed To wn Forces, the Department of Health and other Tarataktangah Government institutions. International Airport The Indonesian Red Cross has mobilized a Disaster Surian Sungaitalang Kotobarapak PESISIR Response Team and an inter-agency team of UN staff National AirportSoerian is also being deployed to assess the situation, SELATAN Pasar Baharoe comprising UNICEF, WHO, OCHA, IOM, and WFP. An Roads UNDAC Team was placed on standby a few hours after the earthquake and it is ready to be deployed if Painan Railways required. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) A number of donor representatives in Jakarta have Regional Office for Asia Pacific (ROAP) Kabupaten / District Executive Suite, 2nd Floor, UNCC Building informed OCHA Indonesia that they remain ready to Rajdamnern Nok Ave, Bangkok 10200, Thailand assist if needed. http://ochaonline.un.org/roap Affected District Pasarkuok Ganting The names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations Map Ref: OCHA_IDN_EQA4_v1_070307.