1965 Ceram Sea earthquake

1965 Ceram Sea earthquake
Date January 24, 1965
Magnitude 8.2 Mw
Depth 28.4 km
Epicenter 2°27′18″S 125°57′54″E / 2.455°S 125.965°E
Areas affected Indonesia
Tsunami yes
Casualties 71 [1]

The 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake occurred on January 24, 1965 at 00:11 UTC with a moment magnitude of 8.2 and its epicenter was located just off the southwestern coast of Sanana Island in eastern Indonesia.[2][3] The event occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers under the Ceram Sea, and a tsunami was generated which caused damage in Sanana, Buru, and Mangole.[4] During the tsunami three consecutive run-ups were reported in Seram Island,[5] and a four-meter run-up was reported at Buru Island.[1]

A series of tremors were reported during the week leading up to the mainshock. The number of people reported dead was 71 and up to 3,000 buildings and a total of 14 bridges were destroyed by both the earthquake and tsunami on Sanana.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paris, Raphael; Lavigne, Franck; Morin, Julie. "Les tsunamis en Indonésie : interroger le passé pour aborder les risques futurs" (PDF) (in French).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "M7.4 Sulawesi, Indonesia Earthquake of 16 November, 2008" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ Kreemer, Corné; Holt, William E.; Goes, Saskia; Govers, Rob (January 10, 2000). "Active deformation in eastern Indonesia and the Philippines from GPS and seismicity data" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research (American Geophysical Union) 105 (B1): 663–680. Bibcode:2000JGR...105..663K. doi:10.1029/1999JB900356.
  4. ↑ "Historic Earthquakes - Sanana, Indonesia (Ceram Sea)". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ Shanmugam, G. (January 2008), "Leaves in turbidite sands: The main source of oil and gas in the deep-water Kutei basin, Indonesia: Discussion" (PDF), AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) 92 (1): 130