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1938 Banda Sea earthquake

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Origin time
  
19:04

Depth
  
35 km (22 mi)

Tsunami
  
Yes

Date
  
1 February 1938

Magnitude
  
8.4 Mw

Max. intensity
  
VII (Very strong)

Casualties
  
None

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The 1938 Banda Sea earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea region on February 1. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.4 on the moment magnitude scale, and intensities as high as VII (Very strong). It generated destructive tsunamis of up to 1.5 metres, but no human lives were lost.

Location

  • 300 km (190 mi) WNW of Dobo, Aru Islands.
  • 325 km (202 mi) N of Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands.
  • 825 km (513 mi) N of Darwin, Australia.
  • 2,760 km (1,710 mi) E of Jakarta, Java.

    • References

    1938 Banda Sea earthquake Wikipedia
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