November 2004 Nabire earthquake
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| UTC time | 2004-11-26 02:25:03 |
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| ISC event | 7441772 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 26 November 2004 |
| Local time | 11:25:03 WIT (UTC+9) |
| Magnitude | Mw 7.1[1] |
| Depth | 24 km (15 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 3°41′S 135°25′E / 3.68°S 135.41°E[1] |
| Type | Strike-slip[2] |
| Areas affected | Nabire Regency, Papua Province (now Central Papua), Indonesia |
| Total damage | US$55 million[2] |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe)[3] |
| Aftershocks | 1,489+ (from 26 November-1 December 2004)[4] |
| Casualties | 32 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.
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 government buildings, 2 dams, 33 bridges and 2 markets.[4] Communications were hampered in Nabire, and the town's airport and seaport were damaged.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009
- ^ 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
- ^ a b OCHA (1 December 2004). "Indonesia: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 2". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ a b ANSS. "M 7.1 - 29 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia 2004". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ IFRC (26 November 2004). "Indonesia: Nabire Earthquake - Information Bulletin n° 1". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
External links
- Report on the Nabire Earthquake on 26 November 2004 Archived 7 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Asia Disaster Reduction Center
- M7.1 – Papua, Indonesia – United States Geological Survey
- INDONESIA:NABIRE EARTHQUAKE – IFRC
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
- ReliefWeb's main page for this event.