1938 Banda Sea earthquake

1938 Banda Sea earthquake
UTC time	1938-02-01 19:04:23
ISC event	902352
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	February 2, 1938
Local time	04:04
Magnitude	8.4 Mw
Depth	35 km (22 mi)
Epicenter	5°03′S 131°37′E / 5.05°S 131.62°ECoordinates: 5°03′S 131°37′E / 5.05°S 131.62°E
Type	Oblique-slip
Max. intensity	VII (Very strong tremor)
Tsunami	Yes
Casualties	None

The 1938 Banda Sea earthquake occurred on February 1 with an estimated magnitude of 8.4 on the moment magnitude scale and a Rossi–Forel intensity of VII (Very strong tremor). This oblique-slip event generated destructive tsunamis of up to 1.5 metres in the Banda Sea region, but no human lives were lost.

Location[]

300 km (190 mi) WNW of Dobo, Aru Islands.
325 km (202 mi) N of Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands.
825 km (513 mi) N of Darwin, Australia.
2,760 km (1,710 mi) E of Jakarta, Java.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999". International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology (PDF). Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 677. ISBN 978-0124406520.
^ Okal, E. A.; Reymond, D. (2003), "The mechanism of great Banda Sea earthquake of 1 February 1938: Applying the method of preliminary determination of focal mechanism to a historical event", Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 216: 1, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00475-8
^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 29 August 2010.

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[Engdahl-1] Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999". International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology (PDF). Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 677. ISBN 978-0124406520.

[Okal-2] Okal, E. A.; Reymond, D. (2003), "The mechanism of great Banda Sea earthquake of 1 February 1938: Applying the method of preliminary determination of focal mechanism to a historical event", Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 216: 1, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00475-8

[NGDC-3] NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 29 August 2010.

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Historical	1629 Banda Sea 1674 Ambon 1699 Java 1797 Sumatra 1815 Bali 1833 Sumatra 1834 Bogor 1852 Banda Sea 1861 Sumatra 1899 Ceram
20th century	1907 Sumatra 1917 Bali 1926 Padang Panjang 1931 Southwest Sumatra 1935 Sumatra 1938 Banda Sea 1943 Alahan Panjang 1943 Central Java 1965 Ceram Sea 1968 Sulawesi 1969 Sulawesi 1976 Papua 1976 Bali 1977 Sumba 1979 Bali 1981 Irian Jaya 1982 Flores 1984 Northern Sumatra 1989 West Papua 1991 Kalabahi 1992 Flores 1994 Liwa 1994 Java 1995 Kerinci 1996 Sulawesi 1996 Biak 2000 Banggai Islands 2000 Enggano
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1938 Banda Sea earthquake

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