2009 Papua earthquakes

The 2009 Papua earthquakes occurred on January 4 local time in Indonesia's West Papua province. The very large earthquake doublet comprised a magnitude 7.6 initial shock that had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) and a second very large event that had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The events took place less than three hours apart to the east-northeast of Sorong on the Bird's Head Peninsula and left at least four people dead and dozens injured.

2009 Papua earthquakes
UTC timeDoublet earthquake:    
 A: 2009-01-03 19:43:55
 B: 2009-01-03 22:33:42
ISC event 
 A: 13989025
 B: 13989020
USGS-ANSS 
 A: ComCat
 B: ComCat
Local dateJanuary 4, 2009
Local time 
 A: 04:43
 B: 07:23
Magnitude 
 A: 7.6 Mw (GCMT) [1]
 B: 7.4 Mw (GCMT) [2]
Depth30 km (19 mi) [3]
Epicenter.5°S 132.74°E / -.5; 132.74
TypeThrust [4]
Areas affectedIndonesia
Max. intensityA: VI (Strong)[5] B: VIII (Severe)[6]
Tsunami1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) [7]
Casualties4 dead, dozens injured

An official of World Vision International, a humanitarian aid organization, said ten buildings had been totally destroyed, including several hotels and the house of a government official. Officials said three people, who had been staying at the Mutiara hotel in the city of Manokwari, were pulled alive from the rubble and taken to a hospital. Two hotels collapsed in the quake. There have been twenty-three aftershocks above magnitude 5.0 and another at magnitude 6.0. The earthquakes were also felt in nearby Papua New Guinea and Darwin, Australia.[8][9][10]

See also

Notes
  1. ISC-EHB Event 13989025 [IRIS].
  2. ISC-EHB Event 13989020 [IRIS].
  3. ISC-GEM Event 13989020 [IRIS].
  4. Poiata, Koketsu & Miyake 2010.
  5. ANSS: Papua 2009a, Shakemap.
  6. ANSS: Papua 2009b, Shakemap.
  7. Poiata, Koketsu & Miyake 2010.
  8. BBC News - Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia Retrieved on January 4, 2009
  9. Indonesia earthquake kills at least four CNN. Retrieved on January 4, 2009
  10. Quake hits Indonesia's Papua island, four dead Reuters. Retrieved on January 4, 2009

Sources
  • ANSS, "M7.7 - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia", Comprehensive Catalog, U.S. Geological Survey
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