2009 West Papua earthquakes

Earthquake in Southwest Papua, Indonesia

2009 West Papua earthquakes

UTC time| Doublet 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 date| January 4, 2009
Local time|
| A: 04:43
| B: 07:23
Magnitude|
| A: 7.6 Mw(GCMT) [1]
| B: 7.4 Mw(GCMT) [2]
Depth| 30 km (19 mi)[3]
Epicenter| 0°24′50″S 132°53′06″E﻿ / ﻿0.414°S 132.885°E﻿ / -0.414; 132.885
Type| Thrust[4]
Areas affected| Indonesia
Max. intensity| A: MMI VI (Strong)[5]
B: MMI VII (Very strong)[6]
Tsunami| 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[7]
Casualties| 4 dead, dozens injured

The 2009 West Papua earthquakes occurred on January 4 local time in Indonesia's Tambrauw Regency in Southwest Papua (then West Papua Province). The very large earthquake doublet comprised a Mw 7.6 initial shock that had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) and a second event measuring Mw 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). 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.

## Earthquake

[edit]

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]

## Impact

[edit]

An official of World Vision International, a humanitarian aid organization, said ten buildings had been 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.

## See also

[edit]

* List of earthquakes in 2009
* List of earthquakes in Indonesia

## References

[edit]

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. ^ "Strong earthquakes hit Indonesia". BBC News. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
9. ^ Quiano, Kathy (4 January 2009). "Indonesia earthquake kills at least 2, injures 35". CNN. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

## External links

[edit]

* ANSS, "M7.7 – near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia", Comprehensive Catalog, U.S. Geological Survey
* ANSS, "M7.4 – near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia", Comprehensive Catalog, U.S. Geological Survey
* International Seismological Centre, ISC-EHB Bulletin, Thatcham, United Kingdom
* International Seismological Centre, ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue, Thatcham, United Kingdom

* Poiata, N.; Koketsu, K.; Miyake, H. (2010), "Source processes of the 2009 Irian Jaya, Indonesia, earthquake doublet" (PDF), Earth, Planets and Space, 62 (5): 475, Bibcode:2010EP&S...62..475P, doi:10.5047/eps.2010.02.008

* Earthquake in Papua, Indonesia – NASA Earth Observatory
* The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

* v
* t
* e

← Earthquakes in 2009 →

January|

* West Papua (7.7 & 7.4, Jan 4)
* Costa Rica (6.2, Jan 8)†

February|

* Talaud Islands (7.2, Feb 11)

April|

* L'Aquila (6.3, Apr 6)†
* 1st Afghanistan (5.2, Apr 17)

May|

* Swan Islands (7.3, May 23)

July|

* Yunnan (5.7, Jul 9)
* Fiordland (7.8, Jul 15)

August|

* Shizuoka (6.4, Aug 10)
* Andaman Islands (7.5, Aug 11)

September|

* West Java (7.0, Sep 2)†
* Bhutan (6.1, Sep 21)
* Samoa (8.1, Sep 29)†
* 2nd Sumatra (7.6, Sep 30)†‡

October|

* 2nd Afghanistan (6.2, Oct 22)

December|

* Karonga (~6.0, December)
* Hualien (6.4, Dec 19)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡  indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

* v
* t
* e

Earthquakes in Indonesia

Historical|

* 1629 Banda Sea
* 1674 Ambon
* 1699 Java
* 1797 Sumatra
* 1815 Bali
* 1833 Sumatra
* 1834 Bogor
* 1843 Nias
* 1852 Banda Sea
* 1861 Sumatra
* 1867 Java
* 1899 Ceram

20th century|

* 1907 Sumatra
* 1909 Kerinci
* 1913 Sulawesi–Mindanao
* 1917 Bali
* 1926 Padang Panjang
* 1931 Southwest Sumatra
* 1933 Sumatra
* 1935 Sumatra
* 1938 Banda Sea
* 1943 Alahan Panjang
* 1943 Central Java
* 1965 Ceram Sea
* 1968 Sulawesi
* 1969 Sulawesi
* 1976 Papua
* 1976 Bali
* 1977 Sumba
* 1979 Yapen
* 1979 Bali
* 1981 Irian Jaya
* 1982 Flores
* 1984 Northern Sumatra
* 1989 Irian Jaya
* 1991 Kalabahi
* 1992 Flores
* 1994 Liwa
* 1994 Java
* 1995 Timor
* 1995 Kerinci
* 1996 Sulawesi
* 1996 Biak
* 1998 North Maluku
* 1999 Sunda Strait
* 2000 Banggai Islands
* 2000 Enggano

2000s|

* 2002 Sumatra
* February 2004 Nabire
* 2004 Alor
* November 2004 Nabire
* 2004 Indian Ocean
* 2005 Nias–Simeulue
* 2006 Yogyakarta
* 2006 Pangandaran
* March 2007 Sumatra
* 2007 Bengkulu
* 2008 Sulawesi
* 2008 Simeulue
* 2009 West Papua
* 2009 Talaud Islands
* 2009 West Java
* September 2009 Sumatra

2010s|

* 2010 Banyak Islands
* 2010 Papua
* 2010 Mentawai
* 2011 Aceh Singkil Regency
* 2012 Indian Ocean
* 2012 Sulawesi
* 2013 Aceh
* 2016 Mentawai
* 2016 Aceh
* 2017 Java
* 2018 West Java
* July 2018 Lombok
* 5 August 2018 Lombok
* 19 August 2018 Lombok
* 2018 Sulawesi
* 2018 East Java
* 2019 Lombok
* 2019 North Maluku
* 2019 Sunda Strait
* 2019 Ambon

2020s|

* 2021 West Sulawesi
* 2021 East Java
* 2021 Bali
* 2021 Flores
* 2022 West Sumatra
* 2022 West Java
* 2024 West Java

Related|

* Sunda Trench
* Great Sumatran fault
* Sunda megathrust
* Sumatra Trench
* Palu-Koro Fault
* Flores back-arc thrust fault

*[Max.]: Maximum
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template