2009-09-02
Emergency Obs. Request Information
- Disaster Type: Earthquake
- Country: Indonesia
- Occurrence Date (UTC):
- SA activation Date(UTC): 02 September, 2009
- Requester: Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)
- Escalation to the International Charter:
- GLIDE Number:
Disaster Situation
A Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake occurred in West Java, Indonesia at 2:55 pm local time on 2 September 2009. The death toll from the earthquake has reached at least 44 people and thousands of homes and buildings destroyed, official said. The quake`s epicenter was located at 8.24 degrees southern latitude, and 107.32 degrees eastern longitude.
http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1251914735/death-toll-of-powerful-quake-at-least-44-people-governor