November 2004 Nabire earthquake

Earthquake in Indonesia
3°41′S 135°25′E / 3.68°S 135.41°E / -3.68; 135.41 [1]TypeStrike-slip[2]Areas affectedCentral PapuaTotal damage$55 million [2]Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)[3]Casualties32 dead [2]
130–213 injured [2]

The 2004 Nabire earthquake occurred on November 26 in Nabire Regency, Central Papua (then Papua) , Indonesia. The strike-slip event had a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Total deaths for the event amounted to 32, and the total number of injured (as reported by various agencies) was 130–213.

Damage

Dozens of buildings collapsed and nearly two hundred homes, businesses, and a church were lost. Some infrastructure was damaged, including three bridges and a government telecommunications building.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
  2. ^ a b c d USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
  3. ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
  4. ^ "Earthquake Strikes Indonesian Island". Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. November 26, 2004.

External links

  • Report on the Nabire Earthquake on 26 November 2004 Archived 7 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Asia Disaster Reduction Center
  • M7.1 - Papua, Indonesia – United States Geological Survey
  • INDONESIA:NABIRE EARTHQUAKE – IFRC
  • The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
  • ReliefWeb's main page for this event.
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