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Historic Earthquake
2002 West Papua Earthquake
10 October 2002 · New Guinea, Manokwari · Indonesia
On 10 October 2002 at 10:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia (New Guinea, Manokwari), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Bird's Head Plate, 209 km from its boundary with the Caroline Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 8 people and injured 632. 1,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 10 October 2002
- Time
- 10:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 632
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,000
- Homes Damaged
- 900
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Bird's Head Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 Papua Earthquake · M 7.65 deaths
- 20092009 Papua Earthquake · M 7.3
- 2004February 2004 Nabire Earthquakes · M 7.3
- 1985New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.1
- 19791979 Yapen Earthquake · M 7.9115 deaths
- 1916New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1916New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1914New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth