November 2004 Nabire earthquake

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November 2004 Nabire earthquake
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UTC  time2004-11-26 02:25:03
ISC  event 7441772
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local date26 November 2004 (2004-11-26)
Local time11:25:03 WIT (UTC+9)
Magnitude Mw 7.1 [1]
Depth24 km (15 mi) [1]
Epicenter 3°41′S135°25′E / 3.68°S 135.41°E / -3.68; 135.41 [1]
Type Strike-slip [2]
Areas affected Nabire Regency, Papua Province (now Central Papua), Indonesia
Total damageUS$55 million [2]
Max. intensity MMI VIII (Severe) [3]
Aftershocks1,489+ (from 26 November-1 December 2004) [4]
Casualties32 fatalities, 228 injuries

The 2004 Nabire earthquake occurred on November 26 in Nabire Regency, Central Papua (then Papua), Indonesia. [5] The strike-slip event had a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). There were 32 deaths and 228 injuries reported from this event.

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Damage

At least 32 people were killed [5] and 228 were injured by the earthquake, with 1,649 homes destroyed or badly damaged, along with 110 km of road, 44 places of worship, 49 schools, 33 goverment buildings, 2 dams, 33 bridges and 2 markets. [4] Communications were hampered in Nabire, and the town's airport and seaport were damaged. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
  2. 1 2 PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009
  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, archived from the original on September 29, 2006
  4. 1 2 OCHA (1 December 2004). "Indonesia: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 2". ReliefWeb . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 ANSS. "M 7.1 - 29 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia 2004". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  6. ↑ IFRC (26 November 2004). "Indonesia: Nabire Earthquake - Information Bulletin n° 1". ReliefWeb . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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