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Indonesia, M6.1 Earthquake in West Sumatra

Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
Event Date : Fri, 25 Feb 2022 | Disaster : Landslide, Earthquake (2)
AHADID : AHA-EQ-2022-000229-IDN | GLIDE Number :

Affected Area/s

  • Pekanbaru
  • Agam
  • Bukittinggi
  • Kepulauan Mentawai
  • Lima Puluh Kota
  • Padang
  • Padang Panjang
  • Padang Pariaman
  • Pariaman
  • Pasaman
  • Pasaman Barat

Description

1. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS (on 25 Feb 2022):
- 0835 HRS UTC+7: M5.2 with 10 Km depth, located 18 km Northeast of West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra;
- 0839 HRS UTC+7: M6.2 corrected to M6.1 (by BMKG) with 10 Km depth, located 17 km Northeast of West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra;
- 1102 HRS UTC+7: M5.0 with 10 Km depth, located 16 km Northeast of West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra;
- 1106 HRS UTC+7: M5.1 with 10 Km depth, located 16 km Northeast of West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra;

2 AFFECTED AREAS: West Pasaman, Pasaman, Agam, Padang City, Padang Pariaman, Pariaman City, Mentawai Islands, Lima Puluh Kota, Bukit Tinggi City, and Padang Panjang City (West Sumatra), and Pekanbaru City (Riau), Indonesia. According to media, it also impact Malaysia.

3. EFFORTS:
- BPBD in West Sumatra and Riau Provinces are currently coordinating with other relevant agencies to conduct rapid assessments
- BNPB has deployed TRC team to support Local Govt.

4. URGENT NEEDS: Tent, Food, Clean Water, and other-related logistics

Detail Event

Latitude
0.15
Longitude
99.98
Magnitude
6.1
Mechanism
Strike Slip
Depth (km)
10
Magnitude Type
Richter Scale (ML)
Intensity Scale
Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) Scale
Maximum Intensity
-

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URL Videos

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Highest Impact

27

Dead

6

Missing

457

Injured

19.5K

Affected Person

19.5K

Displaced

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