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1936 Indonesia Earthquake
1 April 1936 · Talaud Islands · Indonesia
On 1 April 1936 at 02:09 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia (Talaud Islands), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 154 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami. 169 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 1 April 1936
- Time
- 02:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 60 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Injuries
- 3
- Homes Destroyed
- 169
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Awu (148 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8107 deaths
- 1972Celebes Sea · M 7.8
- 1970Mindanao · M 7.6
- 1957Philippines · M 7.6
- 1924E Mindanao, Mati · M 8.3
- 19131913 Sulawesi–Mindanao Earthquake · M 7.8138 deaths
- 1910Talaud Islands · M 7.5
- 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