1629 Banda Sea earthquake
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| Local date | August 1, 1629 |
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| Local time | Nighttime[1] |
| Magnitude | 8.2–8.8 Mw[2] |
| Epicenter | 4°32′S 129°54′E / 4.53°S 129.9°E[1] |
| Tsunami | 16 m (52 ft)[1] |
| Casualties | Five (due to tsunami)[1] |
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.[2] Many trees in the Banda Islands were reported to have been uprooted.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Martin, S. S.; Cummins, P. R.; Meltzner, A. J. (2022), "Gempa Nusantara: A Database of 7380 Macroseismic Observations for 1200 Historical Earthquakes in Indonesia from 1546 to 1950", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 112 (6): 2958–2980, Bibcode:2022BuSSA.112.2958M, doi:10.1785/0120220047, hdl:10356/166257, ISSN 0037-1106, S2CID 253365854
- ^ a b 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. Bibcode:2014NatHa..72.1311L. doi:10.1007/s11069-013-0597-y. ISSN 0921-030X. S2CID 16215328. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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. S2CID 216996915.
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