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Historic Earthquake
1996 Indonesia Earthquake
1 January 1996 · Sulawesi, Minahassa Peninsula · Indonesia
On 1 January 1996 at 08:05 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sulawesi, Minahassa Peninsula), at a depth of 24 km. It occurred on the Molucca Sea Plate, 76 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 9 people and injured 63. 400 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 1 January 1996
- Time
- 08:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 24 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 63
- Homes Destroyed
- 400
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.4 m wave)
- Plate
- Molucca Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20082008 Sulawesi Earthquake · M 7.36 deaths
- 2002Sulawesi, Tojo · M 6.248 deaths
- 1997Sulawesi, Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.0
- 19681968 Sulawesi Earthquake · M 7.4200 deaths
- 1938Sulawesi Island · M 7.717 deaths
- 1927Sulawesi, Donggala · M 6.250 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth