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{{Infobox earthquake
|title = 1938 Banda Sea earthquake
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|imagecaption =
|map2 = {{Location map | Indonesia
| relief = yes
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| lat = -5.05
| long = 131.62
| mark = Bullseye1.png
| marksize = 40
| position = top
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|timestamp = 1938-02-01 19:04:23
|isc-event = 902352
|anss-url = official19380201190422_30
|local-date = {{Start date|1938|02|02}}
|local-time = 04:04
|duration =
|magnitude = 8.4 {{M|w|link=y}}
|intensity = VII (Very strong tremor) [2]
|depth = {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}}
|location = {{coord|-5.05|131.62|display=inline,title}}
|type = Oblique-slip [5]
|countries affected =
|tsunami = Yes
|casualties = None
}}The 1938 Banda Sea earthquake occurred on February 1 with an estimated magnitude of 8.4 on the moment magnitude scale and a Rossi–Forel intensity of VII (Very strong tremor). This oblique-slip event generated destructive tsunamis of up to 1.5 metres in the Banda Sea region, but no human lives were lost. Location- {{convert|300|km|mi|abbr=on}} WNW of Dobo, Aru Islands.
- {{convert|325|km|mi|abbr=on}} N of Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands.
- {{convert|825|km|mi|abbr=on}} N of Darwin, Australia.
- {{convert|2760|km|mi|abbr=on}} E of Jakarta, Java.
See also- List of earthquakes in 1938
- List of earthquakes in Indonesia
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3609&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display|title=Comments for the Significant Earthquake|last=NGDC|accessdate=29 August 2010}}
2. ^1 {{citation|title=The mechanism of great Banda Sea earthquake of 1 February 1938: Applying the method of preliminary determination of focal mechanism to a historical event|journal=Earth and Planetary Science Letters|volume=216|pages=1|year=2003|last1=Okal|first1=E. A.|last2=Reymond|first2=D.|doi=10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00475-8}}
}}External links{{Earthquakes in Indonesia}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1938 Banda Sea Earthquake}}{{Earthquake-stub}} 5 : Megathrust earthquakes in Indonesia|1938 in the Dutch East Indies|1938 earthquakes|Banda Sea|February 1938 events |