What the records say
- When
- 17 Feb 1674
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 3.75° S, 127.75° E
- Deaths
- 2330
- Injuries
- 41
- Depth km
- 40
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1674 Ambon earthquake and megatsunami
Earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
The 1674 Ambon earthquake occurred on February 17 between 19:30 and 20:00 local time in the Maluku Islands. The resulting tsunami reached heights of up to 100 metres (330 ft) on Ambon Island killing over 2,000 people. It was the first detailed documentation of a tsunami in Indonesia and the largest ever recorded in the country.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page