M8.2 earthquake near Sanana, North Maluku

What happened

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck 1965 Ceram Sea Earthquake on 24 Jan 1965, 00:11 UTC at a depth of 28 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Sanana, about 64 km away in North Maluku, Indonesia.