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Historic Earthquake
2014 Halmahera Earthquake
15 November 2014 · N. Moluccas Islands · Indonesia
On 15 November 2014 at 02:31 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Indonesia (N. Moluccas Islands), at a depth of 45 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 23 km from its boundary with the Bird's Head Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 15 November 2014
- Time
- 02:31 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 45 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Gamkonora (126 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Molucca Sea Earthquake · M 7.41 deaths
- 20092009 Talaud Islands Earthquake · M 7.2
- 2007Molucca Islands, N · M 7.54 deaths
- 1968Molucca Islands, Manado · M 7.6
- 1936Talaud Islands · M 7.7
- 1932Sulawesi, Kakas · M 7.77 deaths
- 1910Talaud Islands · M 7.5
- 1907Djailolo Gilolo · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth