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Historic Earthquake
1995 Timor Earthquake
14 May 1995 · Timor, Dili · Indonesia
On 14 May 1995 at 11:33 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Indonesia (Timor, Dili), at a depth of 13 km. It occurred on the Timor Plate, 108 km from its boundary with the Banda Sea Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 11 people and injured 19.
- Date
- 14 May 1995
- Time
- 11:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Depth
- 13 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 19
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (4.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Timor Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Sirung (101 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20042004 Alor Earthquake · M 7.534 deaths
- 19911991 Kalabahi Earthquakes · M 6.528 deaths
- 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