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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.
1 A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on January 15 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi).  A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Sumatra, on January 21 at depth of 12 km (7.5 mi), killing one person and injuring 15 others.