Earthquake hit Indonesia

The Earthquake has hit the coast of Sumatra island with Magnitude of 7.6 on September 30. Within 24 hours, Indonesian officials reported that 770 people are found dead, and thousands of people are still under the collapsed buildings dying for help. It is said that number of death will increase as the time goes on.

The Earthquake that attacked Sumatra at 8:52am had started 150km away from the Island. Even the people in the Singapore and Malaysia were able to feel the wave. Although the underwater earthquake triggered fear of tsunami for land around Indian Ocean and in fact a tsunami alert was on, hours later it was called off.

It is reported that many houses are collapsed in Padang. Some city lost electricity and telecommunications. The Padang airport has been closed. Indonesia's president told that the government is acting very quickly. "We are working on the emergency action plan," said Indonesia President. "I have communicated with the Social Welfare Minister, Army Chief, and the Health minister. This is important because we need doctors and paramedics to be sent." The government of Indonesia is even using military to save people who are trapped inside the buildings.

In this difficult situation without enough rescuer, some people are managed live by their own. A man escaped from collapsed Hotel. He told that when Earthquake happened, he ducked under the desk and the light went out. He climbed in the dark by following a small light coming from the top. After 3 hours from the Earthquake, he was managed to go to the outside. He said, he wants to thank you god and his family who supported him during he was under the building.

The geophysicist from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center told that this earthquake and another earthquake that occurred in the Samoa are not related. Even though, timing and plates are the same the center of these earthquake is too distanced to be related, he said. Remember that Sumatra region is the same area where huge tsunami attacked in 2004 and killed nearly 230000 people. Around Sumatra island is the place where Earthquake occurs most frequently on the planet.