History of the earth quake and place. Summary and ConclusionsThe earthquake of March 28, 2005 caused a damaging tsunami affecting approximately 500 km of the Sumatra coast and offshore islands. The magnitude was 8.7 on the Richter scale and located in NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. With a moment magnitude (Mw) of 8.6, the event caused substantial shaking damage and land level changes between Simeulue Island in the north and the Batu Islands in the south. Nias Island appeared to be the hardest hit, with lighter damage on nearby Simeulue and Banyak Islands. On the evening of March 28, 2005 at 11:09 p.m. local time (16:09 UTC), a large earthquake occurred offshore of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The 2005 Sumatra earthquake was a major earthquake on March 28, 2005, located off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.Approximately 1300 people were killed by the earthquake, mostly on the island of Nias. The tsunami devastated Banda Aceh City and the coast of Aceh, as well as causing significant damage on Nias Island in North Sumatra. The earthquake had a magnitude of Mw=8.7 and caused considerable damage to life & property in the region. 2011 ). On the evening of March 28, 2005 at 11:09 p.m. local time (16:09 UTC), a large earthquake occurred offshore of West Sumatra, Indonesia. With a moment magnitude (M w) of 8.6, the event caused substantial shaking damage and land level changes between Simeulue Island in the north and the Batu Islands in the south. With a moment magnitude ( M w ) of 8.6, the event caused substantial shaking damage and land level changes between Simeulue Island in the north and the Batu Islands in the south. Field Survey of the March 28, 2005 Nias-Simeulue Earthquake and Tsunami J OSE C. B ORRERO , 1,2 B RIAN M C A DOO , 3 B RUCE J AFFE , 4 L ORI D ENGLER , 5 G UY G ELFENBAUM , 4 B RETWOOD H IGMAN , 6 The tsunami also wreaked havoc in countries surrounding the Tsunamis generated by the 2005 Nias earthquake caused less severe damage compared to the 2004 earthquake, with maximum heights of up to 4.2 m on Simeulue and Nias islands (Borrero et al. The tsunami caused runup of up to 4 m with the largest and most damaging effects observed on southern Nias and Simeulue Islands. The earthquake also generated a tsunami, which was observed throughout the … The earthquake also generated a tsunami, which was observed throughout the … Extensive damage was caused by the quake in the city of Gunung Sitoli, on the island of Nias, where more than 200 buildings were destroyed and landslides closed the road to the main airport on Nias. 03/2005 0049E/08.03.04 2 At the same time, the structural damage on Nias island is approximately 60 to 65 percent, especially in areas headed towards the airstrip which is located about 16 km south of the capital, Gunungsitoli. A "great" earthquake struck the Banyak, Nias and Simeulue Islands off the west coast of Sumatra on 28 March 2005 at local time. The earthquake ruptured ~1,200 km of the subduction zone from the island of Simeulue in the Province of Aceh, north towards India. Since the earthquake, IOM has dispatched 131 convoys with 2,282 trucks from Medan to Nias and Simeulue islands, distributing 14,106MT of relief aid on Nias (6 Mar). The road from airport to the capital has been blocked by landslide. Following the earthquake which occurred on the night of 28 March 2005 at a measure of 8.7 on the Richter scale, reports specify a concentration of destruction across the islands of Nias, Simeulue and the Banyak group, located off the western coast of northern Sumatra. On the evening of March 28, 2005 at 11:09 p.m. local time (16:09 UTC), a large earthquake occurred offshore of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Indonesia earthquake 2005. On Nias, where damage to buildings is extensive and widespread, the official Nias: Earthquake; Information Bulletin no. The earthquake also generated a tsunami, which was observed throughout the … 26 December 2004. 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