1996 Biak earthquake

The rupture off the north coast of Papua sent waves onto Biak, where a run-up of 7.7 m was measured at Madori on the west coast and waves reached 5.4 m at Korem in the north. A localised submarine landslide was considered a plausible explanation for the strength of the waves in western Biak. The Indonesian government supplied rice to those affected immediately afterwards.

Origin time (UTC)

1996-02-17T05:59

Magnitude

8.09

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

33

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/official19960217055930550_33

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: indonesia, biak, papua, tsunami, submarine landslide, 1990s

Coordinates: -0.891, 136.952

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Indonesia from 1950 to 1999

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