2009-01-04 Earthquake in Indonesia on 04 January, 2009

Emergency Obs. Request Information

  • Disaster Type: Earthquake
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Occurrence Date (UTC):
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 04 January, 2009
  • Requester: Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)
  • Escalation to the International Charter:
  • GLIDE Number:

Disaster Situation

A series of quakes including the quake of Magnitude 7.6 off the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Papua early on Sunday, 4 Jaunuary2009, killed four people and injured several others, officials and local television said.