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Historic Earthquake
1997 Indonesia Earthquake
28 September 1997 · Sulawesi, Parepare · Indonesia
On 28 September 1997 at 01:38 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sulawesi, Parepare), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Banda Sea Plate, 27 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 20 people and injured 300. 650 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 28 September 1997
- Time
- 01:38 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 20
- Injuries
- 300
- Homes Destroyed
- 650
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Plate
- Banda Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 West Sulawesi Earthquake · M 6.2105 deaths
- 19691969 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami · M 7.0664 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