Indonesia: Earthquake Aug 1989 UNDRO Information Report 1
UNDRO 89/1619
EARTHQUAKE - INDONESIA
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
4 AUGUST 1989
1. ON 1 AUGUST, EARTHQUAKE MEASURING
5.6 RICHTER SCALE OCCURRED AT 07:00 GMT (15:00
LOCAL TIME) IN IRIAN JAYA DISTRICT. TREMOR CAUSED LANDSLIDE OF 200
M HIGH AND BLOCKED BALIEM RIVER AND THREE
VILLAGES UPSTREAM WERE INUNDATED BY
WATER.
2. 59 PERSONS REPORTEDLY DEAD, 15 INJURED,
200 PEOPLE EVACUATED. LOCAL AUTHORITIES PROVIDED
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE OF FOOD, CLOTHING, BLANKETS
AND CASH GRANT.
3. UNDRO HAS NOT RECEIVED
OFFICIAL REQUEST TO LAUNCH AN INTERNATIONAL
ASSISTANCE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +
DPR 310 INS