The 2019 North Maluku earthquake, a shallow 7.2 magnitude earthquake, struck the island of Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia on July 14, 2019, at 18:10 local time with its epicentre located at South Halmahera. It struck at a shallow depth of 10 km (6.2 mi) near Labuha, a small port town located in Bacan Island. The earthquake produced a non-destructive 20 cm tsunami, which struck Labuha just minutes after the shaking started. 14 people were killed by the earthquake while 129 people were injured, and more than 50,000 people were displaced. The earthquake inflicted a total damage of Rp 238 billion. Magnitude 7.2 (mww), 19 km deep, 155 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia — 0.59°S, 128.03°E. July 14, 2019 at 09:10 UTC. Felt reports to USGS: 17. Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70004jyv Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).