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A powerful 7.6-magnitude quake has struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killed dozens, thousands trapped.

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.9
Date-Time Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 10:16:09 UTC
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 05:16:09 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 0.789°S, 99.961°E
Depth 80 km (49.7 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances 45 km (30 miles) WNW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
220 km (135 miles) SW of Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia
475 km (295 miles) SSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
960 km (590 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 42, Nph= 42, Dmin=521.5 km, Rmss=1.28 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

The Associated Press reported that The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand.

The Indonesian agency said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.6 and its epicentre was just off the coast of Sumatra.

The quake struck at sea at 5.16pm (2016 AEST) 78 kilometres southwest of Padang city in West Sumatra province, the agency said on its website.

The US Geological Survey put the strength at 7.9.

The steps you can help people experiencing an earthquake:
Give to an established organization, which will use monetary contributions to provide medical supplies, water purification and shelter materials as well as food and clothing.

Contribute online using your credit card by visiting JustGive.org or the American Red Cross website (redcross.org).

Call any of the organizations to contribute by providing your credit card information. Phone numbers are listed on the Web sites.

Mail a check or money order to any of the organizations. Most Web sites have forms that can be printed out to include with your donation.

Specify that you wish your contribution to go to earthquake relief when you make the donation.

Donate your time as a volunteer instead of or in addition to making a monetary contribution. Visit websites like VolunteerAbroad.com and VolunteerInternational.org to explore opportunities overseas.
Also visit http://www.secretsofsurvival.com/survival/earthquake.html to learn what is this and what to do if it happend with you.