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Historic Earthquake
1969 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami
23 February 1969 · Sulawesi, Parasanga · Indonesia
On 23 February 1969 at 00:36 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sulawesi, Parasanga), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Banda Sea Plate, 36 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 664 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 97. 1,287 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 23 February 1969
- Time
- 00:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 664
- Injuries
- 97
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,287
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (4.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Banda Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 West Sulawesi Earthquake · M 6.2105 deaths
- 1997Sulawesi, Parepare · M 5.920 deaths
- 1967Makassar Strait · M 5.571 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth