Séisme

Earthquake — Indonesia: New Guinea

1 févr. 1938 · Indonesia

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1 févr. 1938
Type
Séisme
Magnitude
8.6
Position
Indonesia
Coordonnées
5.04° S, 131.61° E
Houses destroyed
24
Intensity mmi
6
Depth km
25

1938 Banda Sea earthquake

The 1938 Banda Sea earthquake occurred on February 2 at 04:04 local time with an estimated magnitude of 8.5-8.6 on the moment magnitude scale. Shaking was intense with an assigned Rossi–Forel intensity of VII and intensity of VI (Strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. This oblique-slip event generated a destructive tsunami of up to 1.5 metres in the Banda Sea region, but there were no deaths.

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