List of earthquakes in Timor-Leste

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Earthquakes in East Timor are frequent but rarely cause damage. The earthquakes occur due to a convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. [1] Earthquakes near East Timor will also be listed.

Earthquakes

DateRegion Mag. MMI DeathsInjuriesCommentsRef
2021-12-29 Maluku, Indonesia 7.3 Mw VIISeven houses destroyed in East Timor. [2]
2021-12-16 Maluku, Indonesia 5.6 Mw VIMinor damage [3]
2021-12-11 Maluku, Indonesia 5.4 Mw VIMinor damage [4]
2015-11-04 Alor, Indonesia 6.5 Mw VIIMinor damage [5]
2004-11-11 Alor, Indonesia 7.5 Mw VIII34400Severe damage [6]
2004-04-23 Timor 6.7 Mw VMinor damage in Kupang, Indonesia [7]
1995-05-14 Timor 6.9 Mw VIII11Minor damage/tsunami [8]
1991-07-04 Alor, Indonesia 6.9 Mw VII23181Severe damage [9]
1989-07-14 Alor, Indonesia 6.7 Mw VII7Minor damage [10]
1987-11-26 Alor, Indonesia 6.7 Mw VII37108Moderate damage [11]
1983-11-24 Maluku, Indonesia 7.3 Mw VIFelt as far as Australia. [12]
1966-06-22 Flores Sea 7.0 Mw IIIIntermediate depth [13]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

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Events in the year 2021 in East Timor.

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References

  1. ↑ Coudurier-Curveur, Aurélie; Singh, Satish C.; Deighton, Ian (2021-05-26). "Timor Collision Front Segmentation Reveals Potential for Great Earthquakes in the Western Outer Banda Arc, Eastern Indonesia". Frontiers in Earth Science. 9: 640928. doi: 10.3389/feart.2021.640928 . ISSN   2296-6463.
  2. ↑ "M 7.3 - 121 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ↑ "M 5.6 - 247 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  4. ↑ "M 5.4 - 248 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  5. ↑ "M6.5 - 47 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste". United States Geological Survey. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "M 7.5 - Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  7. ↑ "M 6.7 - 105 km WNW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  8. ↑ "M 6.9 - 27 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  9. ↑ "M 6.9 - 81 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  10. ↑ "M 6.7 - 59 km N of Maubara, Timor Leste". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  11. ↑ "M 6.7 - 108 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  12. ↑ "M 7.3 - 172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  13. ↑ "M 7.0 - 166 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste". earthquake.usgs.gov.
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