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Historic Earthquake
1992 Flores Earthquake
12 December 1992 · Flores Region, Maumere · Indonesia
On 12 December 1992 at 05:29 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Indonesia (Flores Region, Maumere), at a depth of 28 km. It occurred on the Timor Plate, 47 km from its boundary with the Banda Sea Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 2,500 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 2,103. 31,785 homes were destroyed. It is the 83rd deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 12 December 1992
- Time
- 05:29 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 28 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2,500
- Injuries
- 2,103
- Homes Destroyed
- 31,785
- Estimated Damage
- 100 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (26.2 m wave)
- Plate
- Timor Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Paluweh (27 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Flores Earthquake · M 7.7156 deaths
- 20212021 Flores Earthquake · M 7.3
- 1987Timor, Pantar · M 6.5125 deaths
- 19821982 Flores Earthquake · M 5.913 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