1976 Papua earthquake

Earthquake in Indonesia 1976 Papua earthquake 1976-06-25 19:18:56 usp0000h1p 713087 26 June 1976 04:18:56 IEST Indonesia Western New Guinea#Indonesia 7.1 s y -4.603 140.091 inline, title Indonesia X at least 422 dead, over 5,000 missing The 1976 Papua earthquake occurred on 26 June with a surface-wave magnitude of 7.1 in Yahukimo Regency near the border with Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua (then Irian Jaya), Indonesia. Total deaths for the event amounted to 422, including 70 who died in subsequent landslides. Background Indonesia lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire, a sector of the Pacific where several tectonic plates intersect. This movement between the plates results in extremely high volcanic and seismic activity.Strong earthquake jolts Indonesia's Papua province Arabia 2000 July 28, 2004 Papua is constantly plagued by landslides.Landslide Kills 11 People in Indonesia's Papua Province Arabia 2000 January 18, 2008 Damage and casualties Directly after the earthquake the casualty count was assessed as 350 dead. However, landslides soon occurred in the affected area, leading to 72 more casualties, and 5,000–9,000 were missing and assumed dead after the landslides. A total of six villages were demolished in the area. The west sector of Irian and eastern New Guinea also reported that the earthquake was felt significantly in their region.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/world_deaths_sort.php Earthquakes with 1,000 or More Deaths since 1900 United States Geological Survey January 29, 2009 March 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090323041802/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/world_deaths_sort.php 23 March 2009 dead See also List of earthquakes in 1976 List of earthquakes in Indonesia 2009 West Papua earthquakes References EXPO-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/expocat.php December 1, 2008 United States Geological Survey Version 2007-12 External links 713087 1976 Papua Category:1976 earthquakes Category:1976 in Indonesia Category:June 1976 in Asia Category:Papua (province) Category:1976 disasters in Indonesia Category:History of Highland Papua