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2019 Ambon Earthquake
25 September 2019 · Maluku, Ambon · Indonesia
On 25 September 2019 at 23:46 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Indonesia (Maluku, Ambon), at a depth of 18 km. It occurred on the Banda Sea Plate, 98 km from its boundary with the Molucca Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 31 people and injured 179.
- Date
- 25 September 2019
- Time
- 23:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 18 km
- Deaths
- 31
- Injuries
- 179
- Homes Damaged
- 2,675
- Plate
- Banda Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20062006 Banda Sea Earthquake · M 7.6
- 19651965 Ceram Sea Earthquake · M 7.671 deaths
- 1956Banda Sea · M 7.5
- 1950Seram · M 7.61 deaths
- 1948Seram · M 7.9
- 1923Djailolo Gilolo · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth