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Historic Earthquake
1968 Indonesia Earthquake
10 August 1968 · Molucca Islands, Manado · Indonesia
On 10 August 1968 at 02:07 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia (Molucca Islands, Manado), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 42 km from its boundary with the Bird's Head Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 10 August 1968
- Time
- 02:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 25 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Tangkoko-Duasudara (114 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Molucca Sea Earthquake · M 7.41 deaths
- 2019Molucca Islands, N · M 7.11 deaths
- 20142014 Halmahera Earthquake · M 7.1
- 20092009 Talaud Islands Earthquake · M 7.2
- 2007Molucca Islands, N · M 7.54 deaths
- 1942Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.5
- 1932Sulawesi, Kakas · M 7.77 deaths
- 1907Djailolo Gilolo · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth