What the records say
- When
- 12 Dec 1992
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 8.48° S, 121.90° E
- Deaths
- 2500
- Injuries
- 2103
- Damage musd
- 100
- Houses destroyed
- 31785
- Max water height m
- 26.2
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.8
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami
Destructive tectonic event in Indonesia
The 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami occurred on 12 December on the island of Flores in Indonesia. With a magnitude of 7.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), it was the largest and the deadliest earthquake in 1992 and in the Lesser Sunda Islands region, with at least 2,500 people killed.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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