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Historic Earthquake
1990 Indonesia Earthquake
18 April 1990 · Minahassa Peninsula, Bolaang-Gorontalo · Indonesia
On 18 April 1990 at 13:39 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia (Minahassa Peninsula, Bolaang-Gorontalo), at a depth of 26 km. It occurred on the Molucca Sea Plate, 77 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 3 people and injured 25.
- Date
- 18 April 1990
- Time
- 13:39 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 26 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 25
- Homes Damaged
- 1,140
- Plate
- Molucca Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Ambang (180 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2000Sulawesi, Luwuk · M 7.654 deaths
- 1991Minahassa, Gorontalo · M 7.5
- 1942Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.5
- 1939Centrtal Sulawesi, Kalo · M 8.0
- 1938Sulawesi Island · M 7.717 deaths
- 1908Celebes Sea · M 7.5
- 1907Talaud Islands, Karakelong Island · M 7.3
- 1905Minahassa Peninsula · M 8.4
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth