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1926 Indonesia Earthquake
26 October 1926 · New Guinea, Irian Jaya · Indonesia
On 26 October 1926 at 03:44 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Indonesia (New Guinea, Irian Jaya). It occurred on the Maoke Plate, 108 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental transform fault).
- Date
- 26 October 1926
- Time
- 03:44 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Plate
- Maoke Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20102010 Papua Earthquake · M 7.017 deaths
- 1976New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.1133 deaths
- 19761976 Papua Earthquake · M 7.16,000 deaths
- 1971New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1968New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.7
- 1957New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.3
- 1916New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1914New 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