
The 30 September 2009 Sumatra earthquakes occurred just off the southern coast of Sumatra,
Death-toll estimates extend beyond 1300, with thousands more trapped in collapsed buildings and under landslides. Government reports confirmed 807 dead, 891 severely injured and 1,365 slightly injured in
Officials speaking by phone said thousands of peole are trapped under rubble and many are injured. The death toll is expected to be in the hundreds with some 2 dozen deaths reported in the first 4 hours after the
The 7.6 magnitude quake was felt around the Asian region, office workers staying back late on Wednesday evening were sent running into the streets as buildings swayed in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Many others in apartments and hotels reported feeling the powerful shock. Mobile phones were not working and electricity was out across the city of 
For years scientist have been worried a large quake could hit the city and cause serious flooding to the population of 900,000 and millions more up and down the Sumatra coast line.
The USGS said the



