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1982 Flores Earthquake
25 December 1982 · Flores Island, Eastern · Indonesia
On 25 December 1982 at 12:28 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Indonesia (Flores Island, Eastern), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Timor Plate, 76 km from its boundary with the Banda Sea Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 13 people and injured 390. 1,875 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 25 December 1982
- Time
- 12:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 390
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,875
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Timor Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Iliboleng (21 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Flores Earthquake · M 7.7156 deaths
- 20212021 Flores Earthquake · M 7.3
- 20042004 Alor Earthquake · M 7.534 deaths
- 19951995 Timor Earthquake · M 6.911 deaths
- 19921992 Flores Earthquake · M 7.82,500 deaths
- 19911991 Kalabahi Earthquakes · M 6.528 deaths
- 1987Timor, Pantar · M 6.5125 deaths
- 1944Flores · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth