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2009 Sumatra Earthquakes
30 September 2009 · Sumatra, Padang · Indonesia
On 30 September 2009 at 10:16 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sumatra, Padang), at a depth of 81 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 227 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1,117 people and injured 1,214.
- Date
- 30 September 2009
- Time
- 10:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 81 km
- Deaths
- 1,117
- Injuries
- 1,214
- Homes Damaged
- 181,665
- Estimated Damage
- 2.2 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Tandikat-Singgalang (60 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20232024 Mentawai Earthquake · M 7.1
- 2007September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes · M 7.9
- 1995Sumatera, Jambi Province · M 6.884 deaths
- 1971Natal, Sibolga · M 7.1
- 19431943 Alahan Panjang Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 19351935 Sumatra Earthquake · M 7.9
- 19091909 Kerinci Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1908Indonesia · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth