December 1992 Flores Region, Maumere, Indonesia Images

Description

On December 12, 1992, a magnitude 7.5 Ms (USGS) earthquake at 05:29 UT occurred in the Flores, Indonesia, region producing a tsunami that reached shore in five minutes. The source was a thrust fault dipping 32 degrees to the south and extending about 110 kilometers from Cape Batumanuk to Cape Bunga. The earthquake and tsunami caused at least 2,080 fatalities or missing people, including 1,490 in Maurnere, Flores, and 700 on Babi Island.

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0 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazardimages/#/all/45
0 Collection of damage and geological images resulting from natural hazards, specifically tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazardimages/
25 Event epicenter and image locations. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/data/kml/photos/45.kml
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

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  • human dimensions
  • tectonics
  • international council for science - world data system
  • earthquakes
  • nesdis
  • icsu-wds
  • national geophysical data center
  • noaa
  • noaa onestop project
  • indonesia
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc
  • indian ocean
  • ocean
  • solid earth
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • infrastructure
  • national centers for environmental information
  • natural hazards

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