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Historic Earthquake
1913 Sulawesi–Mindanao Earthquake
14 March 1913 · Sangihe Island · Indonesia
On 14 March 1913 at 08:45 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sangihe Island), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 152 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 138 people.
- Date
- 14 March 1913
- Time
- 08:45 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 138
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Melebingoy (160 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8107 deaths
- 19761976 Moro Gulf Erdbeben · M 8.08,000 deaths
- 1972Celebes Sea · M 7.8
- 1957Philippines · M 7.6
- 1936Talaud Islands · M 7.7
- 1924E Mindanao, Mati · M 8.3
- 19181918 Celebes Sea Earthquake · M 8.352 deaths
- 1903Davao Gulf · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth