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Historic Earthquake
1916 Indonesia Earthquake
13 January 1916 · New Guinea, Irian Jaya · Indonesia
On 13 January 1916 at 06:18 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Indonesia (New Guinea, Irian Jaya), at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the Bird's Head Plate, 52 km from its boundary with the Maoke Plate (continental rift). It is the 78th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 13 January 1916
- Time
- 06:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 30 km
- Plate
- Bird's Head Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19961996 Biak Earthquake · M 8.2164 deaths
- 19791979 Yapen Earthquake · M 7.9115 deaths
- 1957New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.3
- 1926New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.9
- 1916New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth