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Historic Earthquake
1991 Indonesia Earthquake
20 June 1991 · Minahassa, Gorontalo · Indonesia
On 20 June 1991 at 05:18 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia (Minahassa, Gorontalo), at a depth of 31 km. It occurred on the Molucca Sea Plate, 85 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental transform fault).
- Date
- 20 June 1991
- Time
- 05:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 31 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Homes Damaged
- 1,500
- Plate
- Molucca Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Ambang (188 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2000Sulawesi, Luwuk · M 7.654 deaths
- 1990Minahassa Peninsula, Bolaang-Gorontalo · M 7.63 deaths
- 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