1994 Java earthquake
The 1994 Java earthquake, or the 1994 Java tsunami earthquake, occurred on June 3, 1994 at 01:18 local time (on June 2, at 18:18 GMT). The epicenter was off the eastern part of the southern Java coast, near the east end of the Java Trench.[1] It had a magnitude of Mw 7.8. This earthquake was classified as a "slow tsunami earthquake"[2][3] The triggered tsunami reached Java and Bali, with runups up to 14 m in east Java coast and 5 m in southwestern Bali coast. More than 200 people were killed in the tsunami.[4] This earthquake could be felt strongly across Bali, central and eastern Java, Lombok and Sumbawa.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/pdf/23damconejavtsun.pdf
- ^ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2000GeoJI.142..684P
- ^ http://search.gps.caltech.edu/preprints/pdf/contribution_8930/8930.pdf
- ^ http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/specialized/events/eastjava/eastjava.html
- ^ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1994.php