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Historic Earthquake
1907 Indonesia Earthquake
29 March 1907 · Talaud Islands, Karakelong Island · Indonesia
On 29 March 1907 at 20:46 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Indonesia (Talaud Islands, Karakelong Island), at a depth of 500 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 85 km from its boundary with the Molucca Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 29 March 1907
- Time
- 20:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 500 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20082008 Sulawesi Earthquake · M 7.36 deaths
- 1997Sulawesi, Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.0
- 1991Minahassa, Gorontalo · M 7.5
- 1990Minahassa Peninsula, Bolaang-Gorontalo · M 7.63 deaths
- 1972Celebes Sea · M 7.8
- 1908Celebes Sea · M 7.5
- 1905Minahassa Peninsula · M 8.4
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth