A 7.7 Magnetude earthquake hit Kepulauan Mentawai Region in Indonesia on Monday October 25, 2010 at 09:42:22 PM. after the Pacific "ring of fire" fault line ruptured.

The earthquake was 150 miles west of Bengkulu Sumatra, 175 miles south of Padang Sumatra, 190 miles west of Lubuklinggau Sumatra and 500 miles west norht west of Jakarta, Java Indonesia.

A tsunami was alerted when a wall of water, approximately 10 feet high reportedly swept away villagers and homes killing 113 people. Death toll rises everyday. Over 300 people were reported dead on Wednesday and over 400 were missing.

The brief tsunami was triggered by the strong earthquake.

24 AFTER SHOCKS AND COUNTING

There was a series of aftershocks felt in the affected areas :

October 25, 2010 Monday

1. 5.0 10:21:12 PM OUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2. 6.1 02:37:30 AM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
3. 4.9 05:10:03 AM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
4. 6.2 05:59:53 AM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

October 26, 2010 Tuesday

1. 4.9 10:28:33 AM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2. 4.8 10:50:12 AM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
3. 4.9 03:53:16 PM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
4. 4.4 05:00:10 PM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
5. 5.3 05:51:25 PM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
6. 4.7 06:05:50 PM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
7. 4.8 08:19:45 PM KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
8. 4.7 06:25:18 PM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
9. 5.3 06:33:21 PM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
10. 4.5 09:35:34 PM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
11. 4.7 09:57:49 PM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
12. 5.1 02:40:38 AM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
13. 5.0 06:09:47 AM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
14. 5.8 06:45:38 AM KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESI

October 27, 2010 Wednesday

1. 5.1 07:04:03 AM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2. 5.0 07:17:30 AM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
3. 4.7 11:16:36 AM KEPULAUAN KAI, INDONESIA
4. 5.2 11:33:21 AM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5. 5.1 10:09:43 PM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA

October 28, 2010 Thursday

1. 4.9 04:34:58 AM SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Volcanic Erruption :

Mount Merapi, a 9,700-foot (3,000-meter) volcano and known as one of the world's most active volcano which lies 800 miles from the earthquake locations errupted just a few hours after the earthquake and tsunami.