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Earthquake in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. A powerful earthquake struck off Southern Sumatra in Indonesia at 10:16:09 UTC (17:16:09 local time) on September 30, 2009, destroying hundreds of buildings, killing at least 529 people and seriously injuring 400 more.
Figure 2 Map of Sumatra region showing the ruptured fault zones for the most recent giant earthquakes. Credit: TO. The 2004 Sumatra quake caught the scientific community off guard. Until then, there was no indication that this region, although known to be prone to earthquakes, could have such a large one.