What the records say
- When
- 24 Jan 1965
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 2.40° S, 126.10° E
- Deaths
- 71
- Houses destroyed
- 3000
- Depth km
- 6
1965 Ceram Sea earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
The 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake occurred on January 24 at 00:11 UTC with a moment magnitude of 8.2 and its epicenter was located just off the southwestern coast of Sanana Island in eastern Indonesia. The event occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers under the Ceram Sea, and a tsunami was generated which caused damage in Sanana, Buru, and Mangole.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page