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JAKARTA (Reuters) -A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Tuesday, Indonesia's geophysics agency (BMKG) said, triggering a tsunami warning for around two hours.
Residents across the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu are bracing for heavy rain and a potential cyclone Thursday, just two days after a deadly magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked the islands.
At least 24 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or larger have occurred within 155 miles of the most recent earthquake in the past century, the largest being a 7.9 magnitude earthquake around 53 miles ...
The USGS estimated that the earthquake could cause economic losses measuring between 1–10% of Vanuatu's GDP. [18] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that 116,000 people had been directly affected by the earthquake, [42] equivalent to a third of Vanuatu's population. [43] Among them were 14,000 ...
Large numbers of earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region. Based on the records of the USGS, Indonesia has had more than 150 earthquakes with magnitude > 7 in the period 1901–2019.
The earthquake produced a non-destructive 20 cm tsunami, which struck Labuha just minutes after the shaking started. 14 people were killed by the earthquake while 129 people were injured, and more than 50,000 people were displaced. The earthquake inflicted a total damage of Rp 238 billion (US$16 million). [3]
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday, triggering a series of alerts from the US Tsunami Warning System. The earthquake’s epicentre was 30km west of the capital Port Vila ...
The earthquake was the largest in the region since a deep-focus M w 7.9 struck in 1996. [8] The shaking was reportedly most intense on the Selayar Islands, reaching a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG). [2] The earthquake was also felt V in Ranakah. [9]