1674 Ambon earthquake and megatsunami
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1674 Ambon earthquake and megatsunami
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The 1674 Ambon earthquake occurred on February 17 between 19:30 and 20:00 local time in the Maluku Islands. The resulting tsunami reached heights of up to 100 metres (330 ft) on Ambon Island killing over 2,000 individuals. It was the first detailed documentation of a tsunami in Indonesia and the largest ever recorded in the country. The exact fault which produced the earthquake has never been determined, but geologists postulate either a local fault, or a larger thrust fault offshore. The extrem
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Earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1674_Ambon_earthquake_and_megatsunami
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2021-02-12T00:50:25Z
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2024-09-05T01:48:34Z
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