M 7.9 Earthquake - June 2000, Indonesia

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Start date: 04/06/2000

End date:

Location:

Indonesia

Lat/Long: -4.646000/102.102000

Glide number: EQ-2000-000762-IDN

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On 4, 5 and 6 June 2000, the area south-west of Sumatra was struck by a series of earthquakes the largest of which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale and occurred 100 km west of Sumatra. Aftershocks (many of which measured up to 5 on the Richter scale) continued for several days afterwards. The area affected included the environs of Bengkulu City and Enggano Island in Bengkulu province.

¹ ReliefWeb. 2000. Indonesia: Earthquake Appeal No. 15/2000 Situation Report No. 5
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACOS-64BQHD?OpenDocument

² ReliefWeb. 2000. Indonesia: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 6
http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c12564f6004c8ad5...

Event overview table

No. Deaths	90
No. Injured	2,577
No. Affected
Houses destroyed	1,800
Houses damaged	26,972
Other damage	- 3 hospitals damaged - 9 health centres destroyed - 121 health centres damaged - 8 schools destroyed - 203 schools damaged - 4 bridges destroyed - 31 bridges damaged - 4 churches & 5 mosques destroyed - Electricity & water supplies
Economic cost