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The slump area at Leworahang. In this area twenty-four people were reported killed. Twelve houses were completely submerged and are no longer visible. The cliff was formed when subsidence due to earth shaking occurred. A short time later a tsunami of fourteen meters overran the cliff. 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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