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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.
Earthquakes have caused immense damages to the buildings, property as well as human lives in the past years. Volcanic eruptions are also common in this country. Last year, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 Richter scale hit the Northern Sumatra causing hundreds casualties and 35 fatal deaths.