UTC time | 1938-02-01 19:04:23 |
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ISC event | 902352 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | February 2, 1938 |
Local time | 04:04 |
Magnitude | 8.5-8.6 Mw [1][2] |
Depth | 60 km (37 mi)[3][4] |
Epicenter | 5°03′S 131°37′E / 5.05°S 131.62°E[5] |
Type | Oblique-slip[4] |
Max. intensity | MMI VI (Strong)[4] RFS VII (Very strong tremor)[6] |
Tsunami | Yes, 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)[1] |
Aftershocks | Yes[4] |
Casualties | None[4] |
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 (Very strong tremor) 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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