2009 Papua earthquakes

The 2009 Papua earthquakes occurred on January 4 local time in Indonesia's West Papua province. The very large earthquake doublet comprised a magnitude 7.6 initial shock that had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) and a second very large event that had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The events took place less than three hours apart to the east-northeast of Sorong on the Bird's Head Peninsula and left at least four people dead and dozens injured.

2009 Papua earthquakes

UTC time	Doublet earthquake:
	A: 2009-01-03 19:43:55
	B: 2009-01-03 22:33:42
ISC event
	A: 13989025
	B: 13989020
USGS-ANSS
	A: ComCat
	B: ComCat
Local date	January 4, 2009
Local time
	A: 04:43
	B: 07:23
Magnitude
	A: 7.6 Mw (GCMT) [1]
	B: 7.4 Mw (GCMT) [2]
Depth	30 km (19 mi) [3]
Epicenter	.5°S 132.74°E / -.5; 132.74
Type	Thrust [4]
Areas affected	Indonesia
Max. intensity	A: VI (Strong)[5] B: VIII (Severe)[6]
Tsunami	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) [7]
Casualties	4 dead, dozens injured

An official of World Vision International, a humanitarian aid organization, said ten buildings had been totally destroyed, including several hotels and the house of a government official. Officials said three people, who had been staying at the Mutiara hotel in the city of Manokwari, were pulled alive from the rubble and taken to a hospital. Two hotels collapsed in the quake. There have been twenty-three aftershocks above magnitude 5.0 and another at magnitude 6.0. The earthquakes were also felt in nearby Papua New Guinea and Darwin, Australia.[8][9][10]