Sinabang

Sinabang (Indonesian Sinabung) is a town on the east coast of Simeulue Island, which lies off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Sinabang is the administrative seat (capital) of the Simeulue Regency, in Aceh Province of Indonesia and has a population of approximately 20,000.[1]

Earthquakes

On 28 March 2005, an earthquake and subsequent fire destroyed 50 to 60 percent of the downtown area and significantly damaged the port facility. The land rose 40 cm at Sinabang as a result of the quake.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  2. ↑ "USGS Scientists in Sumatra Studying Recent Tsunamis" Western Coastal and Marine Geology (WCMG) report, United States Geological Survey, 12 April 2005

Coordinates: 2°29′00″N 96°22′30″E / 2.48333°N 96.37500°E / 2.48333; 96.37500

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