1965 Ceram Sea earthquake

Earthquake in Indonesia 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake 1965-01-24 00:11:17 861299 iscgem861299 1965 01 24 09:11:17 IEST Indonesia Sulawesi 8.2 w y 28.4 km 2.455 S 125.965 E Indonesia yes Oblique-reverseFitch Thomas J. Earthquake mechanisms and island arc tectonics in the Indonesian-Philippine region Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 1970 60 2 565–591 10.1785/BSSA0600020565 VIII 71 dead 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake.jpg USGS ShakeMap The 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake occurred on January 24 at 00:11 UTC with a moment magnitude of 8.2 and its epicenter was located just off the southwestern coast of Sanana Island in eastern Indonesia.ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/maps/sigeqs/20081116/20081116.pdf United States Geological Survey dead M7.4 Sulawesi, Indonesia Earthquake of 16 November, 2008 June 1, 2012Active deformation in eastern Indonesia and the Philippines from GPS and seismicity data Kreemer Corné Holt William E. Goes Saskia Govers Rob Journal of Geophysical Research 105 B1 663–680 January 10, 2000 2000JGR...105..663K 10.1029/1999JB900356 free The event occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers under the Ceram Sea, and a tsunami was generated which caused damage in Sanana, Buru, and Mangole.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1965_01_24.php Historic Earthquakes – Sanana, Indonesia (Ceram Sea) United States Geological Survey June 1, 2012 During the tsunami three consecutive run-ups were reported in Seram Island,https://www.uta.edu/ees/Faculty%20Pages/shanmugam/Shanmugam%202008%20AAPG%20Leaves%20in%20turbidite%20sands%20%20Discussion.pdf Leaves in turbidite sands: The main source of oil and gas in the deep-water Kutei basin, Indonesia: Discussion G. Shanmugam January 2008 AAPG Bulletin 92 1 130 10.1306/03210706125 2008BAAPG..92..127S 2011-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20121007003007/https://www.uta.edu/ees/Faculty%20Pages/shanmugam/Shanmugam%202008%20AAPG%20Leaves%20in%20turbidite%20sands%20%20Discussion.pdf 2012-10-07 and a four-meter run-up was reported at Buru Island.http://www.msh-clermont.fr/IMG/pdf/01.PARIS.Au_fil.pdf Les tsunamis en Indonésie: interroger le passé pour aborder les risques futurs Raphael Paris Franck Lavigne Julie Morin fr 2011-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721014255/http://www.msh-clermont.fr/IMG/pdf/01.PARIS.Au_fil.pdf 2011-07-21 A series of tremors were reported during the week leading up to the mainshock. The number of people reported dead was 71 and up to 3,000 buildings and a total of 14 bridges were destroyed by both the earthquake and tsunami on Sanana. Cause of earthquake/tsunami The 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake was caused by a convergent plate boundary located near Indonesia. A convergent plate boundary is where a denser oceanic plate is forced under a continental plate in a process known as subduction.http://geology.com/nsta/convergent-plate-boundaries.shtml Convergent Plate Boundaries – Convergent Boundary – Geology.com geology.com 2016-11-17 When the earthquake occurred, the plates shifted releasing massive amounts of energy and causing a large displacement of water.https://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/general/physics/earthquake.html How do earthquakes generate tsunamis? earthweb.ess.washington.edu 2016-11-17 This water then moves very fast towards land until it approaches the shore, where wave shoaling builds up the height of the tsunami. This added height from the friction of the shoreline allows the wave to travel far inland wreaking havoc on communities.http://www.coastal.udel.edu/ngs/waves.html Refraction/Diffraction coastal.udel.edu 2016-11-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414215458/http://www.coastal.udel.edu/ngs/waves.html 2009-04-14 This tsunami, in combination with the earthquake, is responsible for the 71 deaths. Indonesia is especially susceptible to earthquakes and tsunamis in large part due to its proximity to the Ring of Fire, an area notable for high levels of seismic activity.http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/what-quotring-firequot What is the "Ring of Fire?" Volcano World Oregon State University 2016-11-17 2016-11-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20161118101118/http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/what-quotring-firequot dead Events such as tsunamis cause massive amounts of physical and economic damage to regions such as Indonesia.http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsnbk&AN=11292CDA1725B860&site=eds-live&scope=site&profile=eds-main subscription EBSCO Industries 2016-11-18 See also List of earthquakes in 1965 List of earthquakes in Indonesia References External links Tsunamis in Indonesia – Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University 861299 Ceram Sea Earthquake, 1965 Ceram Sea Earthquake, 1965 Category:Megathrust earthquakes in Indonesia Category:1960s tsunamis Category:Tsunamis in Indonesia Category:January 1965 in Asia Category:1965 disasters in Indonesia