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Historic Earthquake
1971 Indonesia Earthquake
10 January 1971 · New Guinea, Irian Jaya · Indonesia
On 10 January 1971 at 07:17 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Indonesia (New Guinea, Irian Jaya), at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the Maoke Plate, 15 km from its boundary with the Woodlark Plate (continental collision). It is the 95th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 10 January 1971
- Time
- 07:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 34 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Maoke Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2015Papua · M 7.01 deaths
- 1976New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.1133 deaths
- 19761976 Papua Earthquake · M 7.16,000 deaths
- 1968New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.7
- 1935N-Central · M 7.8
- 1931Bismarck Sea · M 7.0
- 1926New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.9
- 1917Papua New Guinea · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth