The 1991 Kalabahi earthquakes struck the sea adjacent to Timor on July 4, leaving twenty three people dead and injuring 181. The two quakes, which took place two-and-a-half seconds apart, measured 6.9 on the scale.

Geography

Kalabahi Kalabahi is a town on Alor Island and it is the capital of Alor Regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. The town possesses the only puskesmas available in the district, in west Kalabahi. It covers 4 ''kelurahan'' (villages) of the Tel ...

was the epicenter of the earthquake, east from Jakarta, the Indonesian capital. With a calculated depth of , the earthquake was in the ocean between the Timor and Alor islands.

Damage and casualties

The earthquake struck Timor with a magnitude of 6.9. The earthquake caused 3 fatalities on Alor alone, and 181 injuries. 1,150 buildings were destroyed and at least 5,400 civilians were left homeless. Damage by the epicenter was estimated at 1991 USD $7,700,000.

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* {{Earthquakes in Indonesia Kalabahi Earthquakes, 1991 Kalabahi Earthquakes, 1991 Earthquakes in Indonesia 1991 in Indonesia July 1991 events in Asia Earthquake clusters, swarms, and sequences 1991 disasters in Indonesia