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.
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