Earthquake — Papua New Guinea: Sissano

Cuándo

17 jul 1998

Tipo

Terremoto

Magnitud

7.0

Ubicación

Papua New Guinea

Coordenadas

2.94° S, 142.58° E

Deaths

1636

Injuries

1000

Depth km

25

Severe earthquake and tsunami near Papua New Guinea

The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake occurred on July 17 with a moment magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The event occurred on a reverse fault near the north coast region of Papua New Guinea, 25 km (16 mi) from the coast near Aitape and caused a large submarine landslide which caused a tsunami that hit the coast, killing between at least 2,183 and 2,700 people and injuring thousands.

De Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Leer el artículo

• NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainPágina de la fuente
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · lo llama “The 7.0 Papua New Guinea earthquake shakes the region near Aitape with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página de la fuente
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · lo llama “en Papúa Nueva Guinea, un terremoto de 7.0 provoca un tsunami de hasta 15 metros de altura que deja un saldo de 2.700 muertos y miles de heridos más”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página de la fuente

• Tsunami — Papua New Guinea17 jul 1998 · Tsunami