New quake hits stricken Sumatra

[Elmore Furth]

Source: BBC

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7 has hit Sumatra, a day after another powerful quake devastated much of the Indonesian island.
Officials now say at least 200 bodies have been found from the earlier 7.6 magnitude quake, which triggered landslides and cut power lines.
Hundreds of buildings, including hospitals, collapsed in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province.
Rescue workers said the number of dead is expected to rise.
Thousands of people are thought to be buried under rubble.
Earlier Priyadi Kardono, a spokesman for Indonesia's National Disaster Agency, said some 100 to 200 people had died in Padang and more than 500 houses and buildings had collapsed.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8284139.stm

[Gman]

1. From USGS:

***This event supersedes event PT09274000.


Region:                            SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Geographic coordinates:             2.538S, 101.624E
Magnitude:                        6.8 Mw
Depth:                            24 km
Universal Time (UTC):              1 Oct 2009  01:52:30
Time near the Epicenter:           1 Oct 2009  08:52:30
Local standard time in your area:  1 Oct 2009  01:52:30

Location with respect to nearby cities:
 154 km (96 miles) NNW (332 degrees) of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
 226 km (141 miles) SE (141 degrees) of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
 246 km (153 miles) WSW (244 degrees) of Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia
 492 km (306 miles) SSW (210 degrees) of SINGAPORE

[IndianaGreen]

2. Magnitude 6.8 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 09:52:30 PM (EDT)

When one looks at the maps, that fault is vibrating like a violin string.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009mfaf.php

Map:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/100_-5.php

[Elmore Furth]

3. Indonesia quake deaths pass 1,000

President Obama is particularly moved by the tragedy in Sumatra, having gown up in Indonesia.




Indonesia quake deaths pass 1,000