South Pagai
The September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes were located near these islands, producing coastal uplift, enlarging nearby islands and even producing six new ones. The 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami also struck off its southwest coast, causing a tsunami.
Surf breaks
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South Pagai and its surrounding outer islands include surf breaks. The surf breaks in this region were affected during the 2007 seismic event where the reefs raised approximately 6 feet in the southernmost tip of Mentawai. Due to this, the surf breaks were altered, and new surf breaks were added.
The breaks in the area include:
- "Roxy's Right" (a.k.a. Coldsprings),
- "Rag's Left",
- "Rag's Right",
- "Buddha's Left",
- "Thunders Left",
- "Thunders Right",
- "Yellowstones Left and Right"(a.k.a. "IDK's" a.k.a. "Dracula's"),
- "Bangkok's Left",
- "Lighthouse Rights",
- "McFrights Left" (a.k.a. "Hole"),
- "Moots",
- "Sneaky Peak",
- "Meat Locker"
Breaks are currently accessible by surf charter boat only, and due to the distance required to travel to the South Pagai region, they are frequented by few operators.
References
- ^ (in Japanese) Southern Sumatra Earthquake in 2007, coastal change, GSI Archived 2007-11-15 at the Wayback Machine