What the records say
- When
- 29 Nov 1998
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 2.07° S, 124.89° E
- Deaths
- 41
- Injuries
- 107
- Damage musd
- 200
- Houses destroyed
- 1000
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 33
1998 North Maluku earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
On 29 November, at 14:10 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 Mw earthquake struck off the southern coast of Taliabu Island Regency in North Maluku, Indonesia. At least 41 people were killed on the nearby islands and a tsunami was triggered. Several hundred homes, buildings and offices were damaged or destroyed.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page