Devastatio
i
I do esia
as
multiple
powe ful
ea thquakes
hit
i
u de
24
hou s
I do esia
was
ocked
by
th ee
majo
ea thquakes
withi
24
hou s,
with
a
powe ful
7.7-mag itude
quake
st iki g
off
Flo es
o
Satu day,
killi g
at
least
47
people
a d
t igge i g
tsu ami
wa i gs.The
st o gest
t emo
st uck
off
the
coast
of
Flo es
i
East
Nusa
Te gga a,
ea
E de,
at
a ou d
5.58
am
local
time.
The
quake
was
shallow,
at
a
depth
of
about
10
km,
causi g
widesp ead
shaki g,
damagi g
buildi gs
a d
t igge i g
la dslides.Autho ities
said
at
least
47
people
we e
killed,
with
mo e
i ju ed,
while
escue
ope atio s
we e
complicated
by
blocked
oads,
damaged
i f ast uctu e
a d
dis upted
commu icatio s.
Maume e
i
Sikka
Rege cy
was
amo g
the
wo st-hit
a eas,
with
deaths
epo ted
afte
buildi gs
collapsed.The
ea thquake
also
t igge ed
a
tsu ami
wa i g
fo
pa ts
of
easte
I do esia.
The
wa i g
was
late
lifted,
although
tsu ami
waves
we e
eco ded,
with
o e
eachi g
about
1.6
met es
i
Riu g
village,
acco di g
to
epo ts.The
7.7
quake
was
followed
by
mo e
tha
230
afte shocks,
i cludi g
a
powe ful
t emo
measu i g
a ou d
6.1.
But
the
Flo es
disaste
was
ot
I do esia’s
o ly
majo
seismic
eve t
i
the
pe iod.A
6.9-mag itude
ea thquake
also
st uck
Sumat a,
but
the
depth
was
172km
deep
a d
the
quake
was
ot
as
disast ous.Ea thquakeT ack’s
latest
I do esia
listi g
also
shows
seve al
othe
sig ifica t
t emo s,
i cludi g
ea thquakes
measu i g
6.1
a d
5.7,
alo gside
a
se ies
of
smalle
shocks.The
data
also
suggests
that
withi
the
past
24
hou s,
I do esia
has
wit essed
35
ea thquakes
measu i g
above
1.5
mag itude.I do esia
sits
alo g
the
Pacific
“Ri g
of
Fi e”,
a
highly
active
seismic
zo e
whe e
seve al
tecto ic
plates
meet,
maki g
the
cou t y
pa ticula ly
vul e able
to
ea thquakes
a d
tsu amis.