Islamic Relief Indonesia and Ministry of Home Affairs and 10 local government representatives have conducted a workshop on annual planning for year 2010 at Hotel Jayakarta Puncak Bogor, 11-12 March 2010.  The aim of this workshop is to formalize the annual activity planning for year 2010.

On September 30, 2009 at 05.15 PM a 7.6 SR earthquake (measured by National Body of Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics) or a 7.9 SR (by US Geological Survey) struck West Sumatra province.  The tremor could be felt in other provinces (Bengkulu, West Sumatra, Aceh and other 5 provinces) and even in Malaysia and Singapore. The epicentrum was identified in 57 km south west of Pariaman District -West Sumatra province at the depth 71 km of the ocean.   No tsunami warning was issued by the authorities. The earthquake was triggered by the collision of two plates: Indoeurasia and Indoaustralia.

The Government has revised the official number of dead to 1,117 as this now includes the numbers of missing people that have not been found since the 30 September earthquake that wreaked havoc to West Sumatra. Figures for remote areas will not be verified until 20 October. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is reporting that 198,200 households are in need of emergency shelter.