M6.9 earthquake - 265 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
22745 d ago · 8 Jul 1964, 11:55 UTC 265 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 265 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia on 8 Jul 1964, 11:55 UTC at a depth of 190 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Amahai, about 265 km away in Maluku, Indonesia.
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