What the records say
- When
- 3 Jan 2009
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 0.41° S, 132.88° E
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 250
- Max water height m
- 0.39
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.6
- Runups
- 24
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2009 West Papua earthquakes
Earthquake in Southwest Papua, Indonesia
The 2009 West Papua earthquakes occurred on January 4 local time in Indonesia's Tambrauw Regency in Southwest Papua. The very large earthquake doublet comprised an initial moment magnitude (Mw) 7.6 shock during which the shaking reached a maximum intensity of VI (Strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale and a second event measuring Mw 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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