1989 Irian Jaya earthquake

Earthquake affecting Indonesia 1989 Irian Jaya earthquake 1989-08-01 00:18:04 usp0003xwt 393850 Indonesia Western New Guinea#Indonesia 1989 08 01 9:18 WITA 6.0 w y VIII -4.511 139.022 inline, titlehttp://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=5207&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display https://archive.today/20130818180132/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=5207&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display dead August 18, 2013 Significant earthquake National Geophysical Data Center 18 August 2013 Dip-slip Indonesia 120 dead 120 injured thumb | right | Topographic locator map for Papua (Indonesian part of New Guinea). Created with GMT from SRTM data. Left: 130, Bottom: -10, Right: 142, Top: 2 The 1989 Irian Jaya earthquake struck Kurima District, Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia – then Irian Jaya province – on August 1 with a moment magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Around 120 people were killed, mainly due to landslides and mudslides. Details and relief The earthquake struck at 9:17 local time and measured s y 5.7https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1989.php Significant Earthquakes of the World: 1989 United States Geological Survey January 5, 2010 August 1, 2013 April 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409145134/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1989.php dead and 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=8&day=1&submit=View+Date Today in Earthquake History: August 1 October 2, 2012 August 1, 2013 United States Geological Survey Its epicenter was located 299 km on south of Jayapura; the earthquake reached Wamena. There were multiple aftershocks.Indonesian quake death toll rises Lodi News-Sentinel August 3, 1989 The earthquake killed 120 people and left 120 injured; all of the dead were recovered from the villages of Holuon, Pasema, and Soba. Many of these deaths and injuries derived from landslides that covered two villages and disrupted sections of the Baliem River, practically flooding three villageshttp://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/indonesia-earthquake-aug-1989-undro-information-report-1 Indonesia: Earthquake Aug 1989 UNDRO Information Report 1 August 4, 1989 August 1, 2013 ReliefWeb and depositing tons of mud. One of these landslides was 200 m on tall; there were eleven in total.Death Toll Rises to 97 in Indonesia Quake Los Angeles Times August 5, 1989 A large portion of the dead consisted of Dhani tribesmen. Local authorities distributed food, blankets, clothing, and money to survivors. Helicopters supplied food and other relief supplies, but they were slowed by cracks in the local airstrips. More than 25 survivors were treated for severe injuries and another 100 for less grave maladies.Indonesian quake kills 90 The Hour August 2, 1989 Between 200 and 300 people were evacuated in the aftermath of the tremor, and 3,500 Hupla people were resettled at a lower altitude, thus moving them from their traditional settlements.Tapol, pg. 22. Geology The focal mechanism for the earthquake demonstrated reverse faulting. The region around the epicenter has a history of powerful earthquakes. Between two earthquakes in 1976 and 1981, 1000 people died. There have been large earthquakes in the region as recently as 2009http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/indonesia.earthquake/index.html Indonesia earthquake kills at least 2, injures 35 January 4, 2009 August 2, 2013 CNN and 2010.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/indonesia.earthquake/ Indonesian earthquake death toll climbs to 17 June 21, 2010 August 2, 2013 CNN See also List of earthquakes in 1989 List of earthquakes in Indonesia References EXPO-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ December 1, 2008 United States Geological Survey Version 2007-12 Sources none Tapol Bulletin 109–120 1992 Tapol, the British Campaign for the Release of Indonesian Political Prisoners External links 393850 Category:1989 earthquakes Category:1989 in science Category:Earthquakes in Western New Guinea Category:August 1989 in Asia Category:1989 disasters in Indonesia Category:August 1989 in Indonesia Category:History of Highland Papua