Mw 7.6 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA on September 30th 2009 at 10:16 UTC

An earthquake of magnitude Mw 7.6 occurred on 30/09/2009 in Southern sumatra near Padang (17:16 local time). More information on the main shock is available EMSC web site or Badan Meteorologi & Geofisika Djakarta, Indonesia .

Additional information

• Le séisme de Sumatra Padang du 30 septembre 2009 - Le point sur les informations scientifiques - Christophe Vigny from ENS or Pdf file or English Pdf file
• Le séisme de Sumatra Padang du 30 septembre 2009 from INSU
• Fast teleseismic body-wave source inversion from GeoAzur
• Preliminary Result - Anthony Sladen from Caltech

 

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