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2019 Indonesia Earthquake
14 November 2019 · Molucca Islands, N · Indonesia
On 14 November 2019 at 16:17 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Indonesia (Molucca Islands, N), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Bird's Head Plate, 12 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person and injured 33.
- Date
- 14 November 2019
- Time
- 16:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 33
- Homes Damaged
- 30
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- Bird's Head Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Todoko-Ranu (122 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Molucca Sea Earthquake · M 7.41 deaths
- 20142014 Halmahera Earthquake · M 7.1
- 20092009 Talaud Islands Earthquake · M 7.2
- 2007Molucca Islands, N · M 7.54 deaths
- 1994Kau · M 7.09 deaths
- 1968Molucca Islands, Manado · M 7.6
- 1932Sulawesi, Kakas · M 7.77 deaths
- 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