1629 Banda Sea earthquake
The 1629 Banda Sea earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on August 1. Its epicentre is believed to have been in the Seram Trough. A megathrust earthquake caused a 15 m (49 ft) tsunami, which was recorded to have affected the Banda Islands about 30 minutes after the quake. The effects of the tsunami were reported as far as 230 kilometres (140 mi) away in Ambon.[1] Many trees in the Banda Islands were reported to have been uprooted.[3]
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| Local date | August 1, 1629 |
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| Magnitude | 8.2–8.8 Mw [1] |
| Epicenter | 4.6°S 129.9°E [2] |
| Tsunami | Yes [2] |
References
- Liu, Zac Yung-Chun; Harris, Ron A. (2013). "Discovery of possible mega-thrust earthquake along the Seram Trough from records of 1629 tsunami in eastern Indonesian region" (PDF). Natural Hazards. 72 (3): 1311–1328. doi:10.1007/s11069-013-0597-y. ISSN 0921-030X.
- National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS), Significant Earthquake Information, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- Hanna, Willard Anderson (1997). Banda: A Journey Through Indonesia's Fabled Isles of Fire and Spice. Yayasan Warisan dan Budaya Banda. p. 112.
Further reading
- Harris, Ron; Major, Jonathan (2016). "Waves of destruction in the East Indies: the Wichmann catalogue of earthquakes and tsunami in the Indonesian region from 1538 to 1877". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 441 (1): 9–46. doi:10.1144/sp441.2. ISSN 0305-8719.
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