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Historic Earthquake
2009 Papua Earthquake
3 January 2009 · Near North Coast · Indonesia
On 3 January 2009 at 19:43 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia (Near North Coast), at a depth of 17 km. It occurred on the Bird's Head Plate, 57 km from its boundary with the Caroline Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 5 people and injured 250.
- Date
- 3 January 2009
- Time
- 19:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 17 km
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 250
- Homes Damaged
- 840
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.4 m wave)
- Plate
- Bird's Head Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 Papua Earthquake · M 7.3
- 20022002 West Papua Earthquake · M 7.68 deaths
- 1985New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth