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1938 Banda Sea earthquake

1938 CE · Asia · Disaster

1938 Banda Sea earthquake

The 1938 Banda Sea earthquake occurred on February 2 at 04:04 local time with an estimated magnitude of 8. 5-8. 6 on the moment magnitude scale. Shaking was intense with an assigned Rossi–Forel intensity of VII and intensity of VI (Strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. This oblique-slip event generated a destructive tsunami of up to 1.

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