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Indonesia: Earthquake: 2009/09/02 Country Information on DRR

Period 2009/09/02
Country or District Indonesia
Event Type Earthquake
Outline A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Java, Indonesia at 2:55 pm local time on 2 September 2009.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/09/17
As of 17 September, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported 81 deaths, 47 people as missing, 1,248 as injured, and 178,490 people as displaced.

OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/09/11
As of 11 September, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported 80 deaths, 47 people still missing, 1,142 injured, 186,637 displaced (to be verified).

IFRC 2009/09/07
Latest reports indicate that 72 people have died, 1,115 people are injured, and up to 88,636 people are displaced as a result of the West Java earthquake which struck on 2 September 2009.

OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/09/03
As of 3 September, Indonesia\'s National Disaster Management Agency(BNPB) reported 57 deaths, 3,118 people displaced, 10,695 houses totally damaged and 13,157 moderately damaged across 10 districts/cities in West Java and Central Java.

Reuters AlertNet 2009/09/03
At least 44 people were killed in West Java, and more than 18,000 houses as well as offices, mosques and other buildings were damaged. Forty-two people were listed as missing.

Reuters AlertNet 2009/09/02
At least 35 people were killed and more than 300 people injured. More than 40 people were missing after the quake triggered a landslide in the district of Cianjur, about 60 miles (100 km) south of Jakarta

CNN.com 2009/09/02
Six dead as major earthquake strikes Indonesia

Reuters AlertNet 2009/09/02
Possibility of destructive local tsunami in Indian Ocean after Java quake - Warning Center

Geographycal Data

OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/09/07
Indonesia: West Java Earthquake - IDPs (as of 7 Sepember 2009)

OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/09/03
Indonesia: West Java Earthquake

OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/09/02
Indonesia: Earthquake (as of 2 September 2009)

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USGS Earthquake Hazard Program
Magnitude 7.0 Date-Time Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 07:55:01 UTC Location 7.770°S, 107.324°E Depth 49.5 km (30.8 miles) Region JAVA, INDONESIA