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The earthquake also displaced 710 people who were moved to shelters. [10] At least 784 homes collapsed and over 5,379 others and 226 buildings were damaged in Bandung Regency . [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In Garut , 20 people were injured, six homes collapsed, and 2,036 structures were damaged.
1 January – M 4.5 earthquake occurs 23 km (14 mi) north northeast of Lembang, West Java.Four hundred houses are damaged in Sumedang. [1] [2]5 January – Four people are killed and 37 injured in a train head-on collision between Turangga Train operated by Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and Commuter Line Bandung Raya operated by KAI Commuter near Cicalengka, West Java.
More than 62,628 homes were damaged across 16 districts in Cianjur Regency and the surrounding region. It is the deadliest earthquake to affect Indonesia since the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake. [3] Damage evaluated after the event earned it a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (1972), Search Parameters:Country=Indonesia (Data Set), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi : 10.7289/V5TD9V7K , retrieved 2024-02-29
The size of the tsunami surprised geologists. It was expected to be at a low height, no more than about two metres, since the earthquake was a strike-slip earthquake, which usually do not have enough vertical movement to create large tsunamis. One explanation is that the earthquake triggered underwater landslides, causing the tsunami. [45]
After the Earthquake (Spanish: Después del Terremoto) is a dramatic short film that follows Irene, a young Nicaraguan immigrant living in California, as she faces new challenges—particularly in adjusting to the cultural, political, and economic differences between life in the United States and life in Nicaragua.
More than 3,000 houses are damaged in Banten following a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in the area. 4 January – More than 24,000 people evacuated following massive floods on the island of Sumatra. [1] 7 January – At least 8 people are killed after floods and landslides sweep Jayapura, Papua. [2]
The 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami occurred on 12 December on the island of Flores in Indonesia. With a magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), it was the largest and also the deadliest earthquake in 1992 and in the Lesser Sunda Islands region. The earthquake was caused by slip on the Flores Thrust fault.