The May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake occurred with a
moment magnitude of 7.2 on May 9 at 12:59 PM local time (5:59 UTC) in
Indonesia. The epicenter was 215 km from
Banda Aceh
Banda Aceh ( Acehnese: ''Banda Acèh'', Jawoë: كوتا بند اچيه) is the capital and largest city in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra and has an elevation of . The city covers an area of and had ...
on the northwestern tip of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
. According to USGS, it is likely that this earthquake occurred along the interface of the Indo-Australia Plate and the Sunda Plate. It was one of a sequence of large earthquakes along the Sunda megathrust in 2000s. It was also felt in
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
,
Malaysia,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
,
Singapore and
Thailand. Broken windows and cracks in the walls were reported in the control tower at
Cut Nyak Dhien Airport
Cut Nyak Dhien Airport (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Bandar Udara Cut Nyak Dhien'') is an airport located in Nagan Raya Regency, Aceh, Indonesia. The airport is located 26 kilometers from Suka Makmue, 46 kilometers from Meulaboh, West Aceh ...
near
Meulaboh.
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake rattles western Indonesia
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See also
*List of earthquakes in 2010
Earthquakes in 2010 resulted in nearly 165,000 fatalities. Most of these were due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which caused an estimated 160,000 deaths, making it the 11th deadliest earthquake in recorded history. Other deadly quakes occurred i ...
*List of earthquakes in Indonesia
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This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the boundaries of Indonesia. The determinants of the activity are indicated by the geology of the region, and the volcanic activity.
Large nu ...
References
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