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The 1996 Biak earthquake, or the Irian Jaya earthquake, occurred on 17 February at 14:59:30 local time near Biak Island, Indonesia. The earthquake, which...

Biak is the main island of Biak Archipelago located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest...

2021. "M 8.1 – 101 km ENE of Biak, Indonesia". USGS. Retrieved 13 July 2021. "M 8.4 – 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 14...

time. 1996 Sulawesi earthquake (M7.9, Jan 1) 1996 Lijiang earthquake (M7.0, Feb 3) 1996 Biak earthquake (M8.1, Feb 17) 1996 Chimbote earthquake (M7.4...

This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless...

S2CID 132297395. Henry, C.; Das, S. (2002). "The Mw 8.2, 17 February 1996 Biak, Indonesia, earthquake: Rupture history, aftershocks, and fault plane properties"...

Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden...

length. The 17 February 1996 earthquake near Biak was the largest recorded earthquake along the trench, at Mw 8.2. The earthquake rupture geometry was consistent...

list compiles known earthquakes that have caused one or more fatalities since 1900. The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin...

Sumatra, drowning more than 100 people. February 17 – The 8.2 Mw  Biak earthquake strikes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli...

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UK government publishes the Scott Report. February 17 – The 8.2 Mw  Biak earthquake strikes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli...

"Two earthquakes rattle Afghanistan, killing at least six". CNA. Reuters. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022. "M 6.2 - 263 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia"...

Pinatubo. Seismographs were set up and began monitoring the volcano for earthquakes. In late May, the number of seismic events under the volcano fluctuated...

own distinctive biogeographic features, including the limestone islands of Biak, in the entrance to the large Cenderawasih Bay at the northwest end of the...

year, Aguinaldo's government and Spanish authorities signed the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, which temporarily reduced hostilities. Filipino revolutionary officers...

Filipinas), commonly known today as the Republic of Biak-na-Bato. Aguinaldo therefore signed the Pact of Biak-na-Bato and went into exile in Hong Kong at the...

was elected the new leader of the revolution.: 145–147  The 1897 Pact of Biak-na-Bato resulted in the Hong Kong Junta government in exile. The Spanish–American...

Mairasi, Kambouw, Onim, Sekar, Maibrat, Tohit, Imeko, Moi, Tipin, Maya, and Biak. The State University of Papua was established on 3 November 2000. This university...

2004. The September 11 attacks, 2002 Bali bombings, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and SARS outbreak further contributed to the fall of the...