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1899 Ceram earthquake
1899 Ceram earthquake is located in Maluku
1899 Ceram earthquake
Local date30 September 1899 (1899-09-30)
Local time01:42.2 AM
Magnitude7.8 Ms
Epicenter3°17′S 128°39′E / 3.29°S 128.65°E / -3.29; 128.65
Max. intensityVIII (Heavily damaging)[1]
Tsunami10 m (33 ft)

On 30 September 1899 the island of Ceram, Dutch East Indies, was struck by an Ms 7.8 earthquake which was accompanied by a 10-meter landslide-induced tsunami.[2] According to the Batavian Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, the shock occurred at 01:42.2 AM Amahei local time.[3] The study about the quake and its effects was published by Dr. R. D. M. Verbeek in an article named Short Report about the earth- and sea-quake in Ceram, the 30th September 1899, which serves as the only extensive source on this earthquake.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Martin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Yung-Chun Liu, Z.; Harris, R. A. (2013). "Discovery of possible mega-thrust earthquake along the Seram Trough from records of 1629 tsunami in eastern Indonesian region". Natural Hazards. 72 (3): 1324. doi:10.1007/s11069-013-0597-y.
  3. ^ Dr. R. D. M. Verbeek, Kort verslag over de aard- en zeebeving op Ceram, den 30sten september 1899 (Batavia Landsdrukkerij, 1900) p. 1–11. (in Dutch)

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