2009 Sumatra earthquakes occur with a strength of 7.6 on the Richter Scale off the coast of West Sumatra, at 17:16:10 pm on September 30, 2009. This earthquake occurred off the coast of Sumatra, about 50 km northwest of Padang. Earthquake caused devastation in some areas such as West Sumatra Padang Pariaman, Padang City, South Coastal District, Pariaman, Bukittinggi City, Town Padangpanjang, Agam District, Solok City, and West Pasaman. According to data Satkorlak PB, at least 1117 people died in this earthquake spread across three cities and four districts in West Sumatra, were seriously injured casualties reached 1214 people, 1688 people slightly injured, the victim lost a man. While the 135 448 houses damaged, 65 380 houses were damaged, and 78 604 houses slightly damaged.
Hotel Ambacang is an international standard hotel located in the city of Padang, West Sumatra. The hotel is located only about 20 minutes from Minangkabau International Airport. Ambacang hotel provides various facilities such as billiards, reflexology, restaurant "Bundo Kanduang" that serves traditional food, KFC restaurant and several meeting rooms with capacity varying. The hotel has now been destroyed by the earthquake events.
