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Historic Earthquake
1981 Irian Jaya Earthquake
19 January 1981 · New Guinea, Irian Jaya · Indonesia
On 19 January 1981 at 15:11 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Indonesia (New Guinea, Irian Jaya), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Maoke Plate, 31 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 305 people.
- Date
- 19 January 1981
- Time
- 15:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 305
- Estimated Damage
- 5 million US dollars
- 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
- 1971New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1968New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.7
- 1935N-Central · M 7.8
- 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