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Historic Earthquake
1914 Indonesia Earthquake
26 May 1914 · New Guinea, Irian Jaya · Indonesia
On 26 May 1914 at 14:22 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Indonesia (New Guinea, Irian Jaya), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Bird's Head Plate, 73 km from its boundary with the Maoke Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami. It is the 75th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 26 May 1914
- Time
- 14:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Bird's Head Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20022002 West Papua Earthquake · M 7.68 deaths
- 19961996 Biak Earthquake · M 8.2164 deaths
- 19791979 Yapen Earthquake · M 7.9115 deaths
- 1968New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.7
- 1957New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.3
- 1926New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.9
- 1916New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1916New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth