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Indonesia: Earthquake - Nov 1998

Disaster description

The Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jakarta reported that the earthquake which hit the Mollucas on 29 November was recorded by the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency as having a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale. According to preliminary assessment it caused the following damage: 25 people killed, 66 slightly injured, 22 badly injured and 8 missing. 512 houses were destroyed and 760 damaged. The earthquake also destroyed or damaged 17 schools, 9 churches, 12 mosques and 14 government offices. (OCHA, 2 Dec 1998)

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