One a Day: Another Large 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia; at least one killed
Pastor Dale Morgan
One a Day: Another Large 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia; at least one
killed*
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
At least one person was killed and several dozen more were injured on
Monday, after a heavy earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck near the
island of Sumbawa in Indonesia.
According to US Geological Survey statistics, the epicentre of the quake
was sixteen kilometres from the town of Raba (about 1,300 kilometres
from the capital Jakarta) at a depth of eighteen kilometres. The US
Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said that it was unlikely that
significant waves would be generated by the tremors.
Indonesia's health ministry crisis centre head said that 38 people were
injured and had to be hospitalised by the tremors. He added that a few
buildings were damaged, but everything was "under control".
"Residential houses, school buildings, mosques have been damaged, but
not all of the buildings are totally destroyed, part of them have
collapsed," said police spokesman Tjatur Aprianto.
Indonesia is located on the "Ring of Fire", an area that has frequent
seismic activity. Monday's earthquake comes after the country is still
recovering from a heavy 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the area
several weeks ago, killing over a thousand people and destroying
hundreds of buildings. In 2004, an even stronger 9.2 earthquake off the
coast off northern Sumatra killed close to a quarter of a million people
in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and other neighbouring countries.