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The effects of the tsunami at Leworahang. Massive, multiple, subaqueous slumps occurred along the south shore of Hading Bay (opposite the Leworahang area.) The measured tsunami runup heights in this area are much larger than expected, and may be submarine landslide-generated waves rather than earthquake generated waves. The slump in this area is almost vertical, and it caused the disappearance of a shoreline area approximately 150 m wide and 2 km long, leaving behind steep vertical cliffs. Image Credit: Harry Yeh. University of Washington December 12, 1992 Flores Region, Maumere Indonesia earthquake 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. Event Data:
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