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The 1982 Flores earthquake struck the island of Flores in Indonesia on December 25. Registering a moment magnitude of 5.9, according to the International Seismological Centre , it created landslides and was reportedly accompanied by a tsunami .
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.
The name Flores is of Portuguese origin, meaning "Flowers". Flores is located east of Sumbawa and the Komodo Islands, and west of the Solor Islands and the Alor Archipelago. To the southeast is Timor. To the south, across the Sumba Strait, is Sumba Island, and to the north, beyond the Flores Sea, is Sulawesi.
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Lewotobi is a twin volcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia. It has two peaks; the Lewotobi Laki-laki (Male Lewotobi) and Lewotobi Perempuan (Female Lewotobi) stratovolcanoes. The more active Lewotobi Laki-laki is about 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northwest of the taller Lewotobi Perempuan.
Manggarai Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, situated on the island of Flores.Established in 1958 [2] to encompass the 6,924.18 km 2 area of the lands of the indigenous Manggarai people (speaking the various dialects of the Rombo Manggarai language), the regency was reduced in area (by over 80%) and in population by the separation of the more western districts to ...
Indonesia straddles the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire," an area of high seismic activity where multiple tectonic plates meet. (Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Editing by Michael Perry) Show comments
1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami On 12 December 1992, an earthquake occurred near Flores at 05:29 UTC. [ 5 ] Within three minutes, at least one tsunami approached Babi Island [ 3 ] from the direction of the earthquake's epicenter to the north, while a second may have hit the southwest side of the island after refracting around the southern side.