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2021 Flores Earthquake
14 December 2021 · Flores Region · Indonesia
On 14 December 2021 at 03:20 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Indonesia (Flores Region), at a depth of 18 km. It occurred on the Banda Sea Plate, 58 km from its boundary with the Timor Plate (collision zone). It triggered a tsunami. 470 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 14 December 2021
- Time
- 03:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 18 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Injuries
- 98
- Homes Destroyed
- 470
- Homes Damaged
- 266
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Banda Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Paluweh (96 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Flores Earthquake · M 7.7156 deaths
- 19921992 Flores Earthquake · M 7.82,500 deaths
- 19911991 Kalabahi Earthquakes · M 6.528 deaths
- 1987Timor, Pantar · M 6.5125 deaths
- 19821982 Flores Earthquake · M 5.913 deaths
- 1944Flores · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth