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1989 Irian Jaya earthquake information


1989 Irian Jaya earthquake
1989 Irian Jaya earthquake is located in Western New Guinea
1989 Irian Jaya earthquake
1989 Irian Jaya earthquake is located in Indonesia
1989 Irian Jaya earthquake
UTC time1989-08-01 00:18:04
ISC event393850
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateAugust 1, 1989 (1989-08-01)
Local time9:18 WITA
Magnitude6.0 Mw
Epicenter4°30′40″S 139°01′19″E / 4.511°S 139.022°E / -4.511; 139.022[1]
TypeDip-slip
Areas affectedIndonesia
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe) [2]
Casualties120 dead
120 injured

The 1989 Irian Jaya earthquake struck Kurima District, Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia – then Irian Jaya province – on August 1 with a moment magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Around 120 people were killed, mainly due to landslides and mudslides.

  1. ^ "Significant earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference EXPO-CAT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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