1994 Java earthquake

1994 Java earthquake
1994 Java earthquake is located in Java
1994 Java earthquake
Location within Java
1994 Java earthquake is located in Indonesia
1994 Java earthquake
Location within Indonesia
UTC time
  • 1994-06-02 18:17:34
ISC event
USGS-ANSS
Local date
  • June 3, 1994
Local time
Magnitude
Depth
  • 18 km (11 mi)
Epicenter10°31′S 112°52′E / 10.51°S 112.87°E / -10.51; 112.87
Areas affectedIndonesia
Max. intensityMMI V (Moderate)
Casualties250 killed

An earthquake occurred on June 3, 1994, at 01:17:37 local time (June 2, at 18:17:37 GMT) 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.

Earthquake

This earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.8 in a region which is characterized as having a weak seismic coupling. Earthquakes with slow rupture velocities are the most efficient tsunami generators, and this earthquake was classified as a tsunami earthquake.

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. The shock could be felt strongly across Bali, central and eastern Java, Lombok, and Sumbawa.

See also

References

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  7. ↑ "Significant Earthquakes of the World". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2017-08-28.

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