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Historic Earthquake
1989 West Papua Earthquake
1 August 1989 · Kurima District, Baliem River · Indonesia
On 1 August 1989 at 00:18 UTC, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Indonesia (Kurima District, Baliem River), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Maoke Plate, 8 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 120 people and injured 125.
- Date
- 1 August 1989
- Time
- 00:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Depth
- 14 km
- Deaths
- 120
- Injuries
- 125
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Plate
- Maoke Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2015Papua · M 7.01 deaths
- 19811981 Irian Jaya Earthquake · M 6.7305 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
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth