M7.4 Quake Strikes S. Papua, Indonesia

Powerful 7.4Mw Earthquake Strikes NNW of Dobo, Kepulauan Aru Islands, Indonesia

Indonesia’s Geophysics officials measured the earthquake at 7.4Mw while the USGS/EHP faulty equipment [;)] recorded two shocks measuring 6.2 and 7.2Mw respectively.

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS. Enhanced by FEWW

Earthquake Details

• Magnitude:  7.4 [As recorded by Indonesian seismologists]
  Date-Time:
  
  • Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 17:11:24 UTC
  • Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 02:11:24 AM at epicenter
• Location 4.920°S, 133.783°E
• Depth: 12.3 km (7.6 miles)
• Region: NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
  Distances:
  • 105 km (65 miles) NNW of Dobo, Kepulauan Aru, Indonesia
  • 310 km (190 miles) WSW of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia
  • 900 km (560 miles) NNE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
  • 2,985 km (1850 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 13.7 km (8.5 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D

Casualties

There was no report of damage and casualties as of posting.

Tsunami

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued NO tsunami warning for the region.

September 30, 2009

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake killed more than 1,000 people in Padang, western Sumatra, exactly a year ago today..

FEWW Forecast

• Indonesia Earthquake Warning [Posted on August 6, 2010]
  

Indonesia Earthquakes

• Indonesia Earthquake Information
• Badan Meteorologi dan Geofisika – BMG
• ASEAN Earthquake Information Center
• Volcanological Survey of Indonesia

Related Links:

• FEWW Earthquake Links
• Global Earthquakes Tempi Rising [Posted on July 20, 2010]