Indonesia Earthquake Updates
September 2, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
JAKARTA, Indonesia: A major earthquake struck Sunday near the north coast of West Papua, Indonesia, killing at least two people and injuring 35, government officials said.
The magnitude 7.6 quake occurred at about 4:43 a.m. (2:43 p.m. Saturday ET), about 95 miles (150 km) west-northwest of Manokwari, Indonesia, and about 105 miles (170 km) east-northeast of Sorong — two cities in the Indonesian province of West Papua.
Dozens of houses were damaged, with four buildings collapsing, according to a spokesman for the National Disaster Coordinating Agency.
Dozens of military personnel were called up for rescue operations, Untung said.
A military official in Manokwari said nobody was trapped under the rubble after rescuers sifted through the area.
The quake was centered at a depth of 21.7 miles (35 km).
A tsunami warning was initially issued but lifted within an hour of the quake.
Indonesia Earthquake Updates was first posted on September 2, 2009 at 5:23 pm.
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