Aardbeving van 5.7 treft Indonesië
Quake damages houses on Indonesia's Sumbawa island
A shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia's Sumbawa island, damaging several hundred houses, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of casualties, officials said. The US Geological Survey (USGS) put the quake's magnitude at 5.7, while Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said it was 6.6 on the Richter scale.
The epicentre of the quake was 51 kilometres north-east of Sumbawa Island at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to an official at the Indonesian agency. There were at least two aftershocks reported in the area following the initial quake. Slamet Wijoyo, an official at the Indonesian meteorology agency, said 200 houses were severely damaged in a village in the Pekat area on Sumbawa about 40 kilometres from the epicentre.
Another official at Indonesia's disaster management centre said 75 houses were damaged in the Sanggar area in Dompu regency. No casualties were reported.
Indonesia suffers frequent earthquakes as it lies in an area of intense seismic activity where several tectonic plates collide.
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Magnitude 5.7
Date-Time
* Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 22:41:01 UTC
* Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 06:41:01 AM at epicenter
Location 8.146°S, 117.536°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA
Distances
140 km (85 miles) WNW of Raba, Sumbawa, Indonesia
210 km (130 miles) NE of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia
260 km (160 miles) ENE of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
1215 km (750 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
A shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia's Sumbawa island, damaging several hundred houses, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of casualties, officials said. The US Geological Survey (USGS) put the quake's magnitude at 5.7, while Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said it was 6.6 on the Richter scale.
The epicentre of the quake was 51 kilometres north-east of Sumbawa Island at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to an official at the Indonesian agency. There were at least two aftershocks reported in the area following the initial quake. Slamet Wijoyo, an official at the Indonesian meteorology agency, said 200 houses were severely damaged in a village in the Pekat area on Sumbawa about 40 kilometres from the epicentre.
Another official at Indonesia's disaster management centre said 75 houses were damaged in the Sanggar area in Dompu regency. No casualties were reported.
Indonesia suffers frequent earthquakes as it lies in an area of intense seismic activity where several tectonic plates collide.
©abc
Magnitude 5.7
Date-Time
* Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 22:41:01 UTC
* Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 06:41:01 AM at epicenter
Location 8.146°S, 117.536°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA
Distances
140 km (85 miles) WNW of Raba, Sumbawa, Indonesia
210 km (130 miles) NE of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia
260 km (160 miles) ENE of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
1215 km (750 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Strong Indonesian quake causes damage, injuries
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia's eastern Sumbawa island early today, damaging around 1,200 buildings and injuring at least five people, officials said.
The magnitude 5.7 quake struck at 6:41 a.m. local time just off the coast of Sumbawa island, about 620 miles east of the capital, Jakarta, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was relatively shallow at about 6.2 miles.
Five people suffered minor injuries due to toppled walls, collapsed rooftops and falling objects, said Rustam Pakaya, a Crisis Center official.
Around 1,200 houses, mosques, shops and schools were damaged, around 500 of them badly, he said. No one is believed to have been killed, he said.
The jolt, which the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency put at a stronger 6.6, did not trigger a tsunami.
Indonesia, which straddles a series of active fault lines, is prone to seismic and volcanic activity. A giant earthquake along the same coast spawned the large tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in a number of countries in December 2004.
Bron:Los Angeles Times
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia's eastern Sumbawa island early today, damaging around 1,200 buildings and injuring at least five people, officials said.
The magnitude 5.7 quake struck at 6:41 a.m. local time just off the coast of Sumbawa island, about 620 miles east of the capital, Jakarta, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was relatively shallow at about 6.2 miles.
Five people suffered minor injuries due to toppled walls, collapsed rooftops and falling objects, said Rustam Pakaya, a Crisis Center official.
Around 1,200 houses, mosques, shops and schools were damaged, around 500 of them badly, he said. No one is believed to have been killed, he said.
The jolt, which the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency put at a stronger 6.6, did not trigger a tsunami.
Indonesia, which straddles a series of active fault lines, is prone to seismic and volcanic activity. A giant earthquake along the same coast spawned the large tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in a number of countries in December 2004.
Bron:Los Angeles Times
