The April 2010 Sumatra earthquake occurred on with a

moment magnitude The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with or Mw, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude) is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude ("size" or strength) based on its seismic moment. It was defined in a 1979 pape ...

of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''). The shock occurred near the

Banyak Islands The Banyak Islands (sometimes spelled Banjak Islands) are a group of inhabited islands located between Simeulue and Nias off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia's Aceh Province. Surveys of the area approximate around 71 islands and addit ...

, off the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. A tsunami watch was issued according to the

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in Honolulu which was later canceled. A 40 cm surge was reported in the

an hour after the quake, along with 62 injuries. Power outages were reported throughout the province of

North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java ...

as well as in

Aceh Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...

. This quake is one in a sequence of large earthquakes along the Sunda megathrust in the 2000s. In

Simeulue Regency Simeulue Regency ( id, Kabupaten Simeulue) is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. It occupies the whole island of Simeulue (Pulau Simeulue), 150 km off the west coast of Sumatra, with an area of . It had a population of 80,67 ...

, 21 were hospitalized at Gunung Putih, Teluk Dalam subdistrict, and 41 were injured in Teupah Selatan subdistrict. Some of the injured were treated at Simeulue general hospital in

Sinabang Sinabang is a town on the east coast of Simeulue Island, which lies off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Sinabang is the administrative seat (capital) of the Simeulue Regency, in Aceh Province of Indonesia and has a population of approx ...

.Another 62 people injured in Simeulue earthquake

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M7.8 - northern Sumatra, Indonesia
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M7.8 Banyak Islands Earthquake, 2010
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The Diverse Slip Behavior of the Banyak Islands Section of the Sunda Megathrust Offshore Sumatra
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