UTC time | Doublet earthquake: |
---|---|
A: 2009-01-03 19:43:55 | |
B: 2009-01-03 22:33:42 | |
ISC event | |
A: 13989025 | |
B: 13989020 | |
USGS- ANSS | |
A: ComCat | |
B: ComCat | |
Local date | January 4, 2009 |
Local time | |
A: 04:43 | |
B: 07:23 | |
Magnitude | |
A: 7.6 Mw(GCMT) [1] | |
B: 7.4 Mw(GCMT) [2] | |
Depth | 30 km (19 mi) [3] |
Epicenter | 0°24′50″S 132°53′06″E / 0.414°S 132.885°E |
Type | Thrust [4] |
Areas affected | Indonesia |
Max. intensity | A:
MMI VI (Strong)
[5] B: MMI VII (Very strong) [6] |
Tsunami | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) [7] |
Casualties | 4 dead, dozens injured |
The 2009 West Papua earthquakes occurred on January 4 local time in Indonesia's Tambrauw Regency in Southwest Papua (then West Papua Province). The very large earthquake doublet comprised a Mw 7.6 initial shock that had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) and a second event measuring Mw 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The events took place less than three hours apart to the east-northeast of Sorong on the Bird's Head Peninsula and left at least four people dead and dozens injured.
There have been twenty-three aftershocks above magnitude 5.0 and another at magnitude 6.0. The earthquakes were also felt in nearby Papua New Guinea and Darwin, Australia. [8] [9]
An official of World Vision International, a humanitarian aid organization, said ten buildings had been destroyed, including several hotels and the house of a government official. Officials said three people, who had been staying at the Mutiara hotel in the city of Manokwari, were pulled alive from the rubble and taken to a hospital. Two hotels collapsed in the quake.
UTC time | Doublet earthquake: |
---|---|
A: 2009-01-03 19:43:55 | |
B: 2009-01-03 22:33:42 | |
ISC event | |
A: 13989025 | |
B: 13989020 | |
USGS- ANSS | |
A: ComCat | |
B: ComCat | |
Local date | January 4, 2009 |
Local time | |
A: 04:43 | |
B: 07:23 | |
Magnitude | |
A: 7.6 Mw(GCMT) [1] | |
B: 7.4 Mw(GCMT) [2] | |
Depth | 30 km (19 mi) [3] |
Epicenter | 0°24′50″S 132°53′06″E / 0.414°S 132.885°E |
Type | Thrust [4] |
Areas affected | Indonesia |
Max. intensity | A:
MMI VI (Strong)
[5] B: MMI VII (Very strong) [6] |
Tsunami | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) [7] |
Casualties | 4 dead, dozens injured |
The 2009 West Papua earthquakes occurred on January 4 local time in Indonesia's Tambrauw Regency in Southwest Papua (then West Papua Province). The very large earthquake doublet comprised a Mw 7.6 initial shock that had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) and a second event measuring Mw 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The events took place less than three hours apart to the east-northeast of Sorong on the Bird's Head Peninsula and left at least four people dead and dozens injured.
There have been twenty-three aftershocks above magnitude 5.0 and another at magnitude 6.0. The earthquakes were also felt in nearby Papua New Guinea and Darwin, Australia. [8] [9]
An official of World Vision International, a humanitarian aid organization, said ten buildings had been destroyed, including several hotels and the house of a government official. Officials said three people, who had been staying at the Mutiara hotel in the city of Manokwari, were pulled alive from the rubble and taken to a hospital. Two hotels collapsed in the quake.