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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.
Case study: tsunami On Sunday 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9 earthquake occurred off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. This caused the Indian Ocean tsunami that affected 13 countries and killed approximately 230,000 people. This tsunami was particularly devastating because: The earthquake which caused the tsunami was magnitude 9. The epicentre [epicentre: The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. ] was very close to some densely populated coastal communities, eg Indonesia.