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GLIDE Record
(4686 of 4687)
Event:
EQ Earthquake
Number:
2005-000057
Country:
IDN Indonesia
Location:
Mentawai Islands
Date (YMD):
2005-4-10
Time:
Duration:
Magnitude:
Information Source:
IFRC
Comments:
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale struck the Mentawai islands, off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia at 17:29 local time on 10 April. Mass panic ensued in Padang and Pekan Baru, provincial capitals on Sumatra, with many people fleeing their homes for higher ground. Local authorities alerted residents to evacuate but they have since returned as the threat of imminent disaster ceased.
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