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Historic Earthquake
2019 Halmahera Earthquake
14 July 2019 · Molucca Islands, N · Indonesia
On 14 July 2019 at 09:10 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Indonesia (Molucca Islands, N), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Bird's Head Plate, 135 km from its boundary with the Molucca Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 8 people and injured 134. 1,176 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 14 July 2019
- Time
- 09:10 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 134
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,176
- Homes Damaged
- 1,158
- Plate
- Bird's Head Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Kie Besi (122 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Molucca Sea Earthquake · M 7.41 deaths
- 2007Molucca Islands, N · M 7.54 deaths
- 1994Kau · M 7.09 deaths
- 1948Seram · M 7.9
- 1932Sulawesi, Kakas · M 7.77 deaths
- 1923Djailolo Gilolo · 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