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Historic Earthquake
1927 Indonesia Earthquake
1 December 1927 · Sulawesi, Donggala · Indonesia
On 1 December 1927 at 04:37 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sulawesi, Donggala), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Molucca Sea Plate, 77 km from its boundary with the Banda Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 50 people and injured 50.
- Date
- 1 December 1927
- Time
- 04:37 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 50
- Injuries
- 50
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (15.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Molucca Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Colo (124 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth