Indonesia: Earthquake - Feb 1994
Disaster description
At 00.08 hrs local time, 16 February 1994, (GMT: 17.08 hrs, 15 February), an earthquake measured by united states geological survey at 7.2 on Richter scale occurred in Lampung province, Indonesia (hypocentre: latitude 5.2 degrees south, longitude 104.7 degrees east) approximately 60 km west north west of provincial capital Telukbetung. […] Initial report from official sources indicates a death toll of 7 with 250 injured. Houses and government buildings damaged in western part of Lampung province. (UN DHA, 16 Feb 1994)
As of 16 February 14.00 hrs local time (07.00 hrs GMT), Governor Office in provincial capital Bandar Lampung reports 122 people dead, 300 seriously and 500 lightly injured. 135 houses totally destroyed. 75 per cent of all houses and government buildings in Liwa, capital of western Lampung district, damaged. Total population of this hilly and mountainous district approx. 396,000. Population in Liwa estimated at 100,000. The earthquake triggered landslides and disrupted transport and communications with rural areas. (UN DHA, 16 Feb 1994)
UN/DHA Resident Coordinator in Jakarta informs that the latest figures of casualties as per 17 February 1994, 13.00 hrs local time (06.00 hrs GMT) are: 154 persons dead, 450 severely injured, 554 lightly injured. These figures are mostly from the district capital Liwa. There might be additional casualties in other areas in west Lampung, where it was up to now impossible to assess the disaster impact. (UN DHA, 17 Feb 1994)