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2004 Alor Earthquake
11 November 2004 · Kepulauan Alor · Indonesia
On 11 November 2004 at 21:26 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia (Kepulauan Alor), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Timor Plate, 81 km from its boundary with the Banda Sea Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 34 people and injured 400. 781 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 11 November 2004
- Time
- 21:26 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 34
- Injuries
- 400
- Homes Destroyed
- 781
- Homes Damaged
- 16,712
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Timor Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Sirung (90 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19951995 Timor Earthquake · M 6.911 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