What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1995
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 8.45° S, 125.05° E
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 19
- Max water height m
- 4
- Source quake magnitude
- 6.9
- Runups
- 2
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1995 Timor earthquake
1995 earthquake in Southeast Asia
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale struck between Flores and Timor on 14 May 1995. The shock centered in the Ombai Strait was associated with coastal subsidence and a tsunami on Timor. A 4 m (13 ft) wave inundated up to 120 m (390 ft) inland and left 19 people injured and 11 missing. At Dili, a 1.5 m tsunami destroyed homes and damaged 40 boats.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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