1994 Java earthquake
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| Date | June 3, 1994 |
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| Origin time | 01:18 local time |
| Magnitude | 7.8 Mw |
| Depth | 18 km |
| Epicenter | 10°28′37″S 112°50′06″E / 10.477°S 112.835°E |
| Areas affected | Indonesia |
| Casualties | 250 killed |
The 1994 Java earthquake occurred on June 3 at 01:18 local time off the coast of Indonesia. The epicenter was off the eastern part of the southern Java coast, near the east end of the Java Trench.[1]
Earthquake
This earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.8 in a region which is characterized as having a weak seismic coupling.[2] Earthquakes with slow rupture velocities are the most efficient tsunami generators, and this earthquake was classified as a tsunami earthquake.[3][4]
Tsunami
The tsunami reached Java and Bali, with runups up to 14 m (46 ft) on the east Java coast and up to 5 m (16 ft) on the southwestern Bali coast. More than 200 people were killed in the tsunami.[5] The shock could be felt strongly across Bali, central and eastern Java, Lombok, and Sumbawa.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/pdf/23damconejavtsun.pdf
- ↑ http://www.es.ucsc.edu/~thorne/TL.pdfs/LB_megathrust_SEIZE.pdf
- ↑ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2000GeoJI.142..684P
- ↑ http://search.gps.caltech.edu/preprints/pdf/contribution_8930/8930.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/specialized/events/eastjava/eastjava.html
- ↑ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1994.php
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