World Map › Major Earthquakes Since 1900 › 2000
Historic Earthquake
2000 Indonesia Earthquake
4 May 2000 · Sulawesi, Luwuk · Indonesia
On 4 May 2000 at 04:21 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sulawesi, Luwuk), at a depth of 26 km. It occurred on the Molucca Sea Plate, 156 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 54 people and injured 264. 23,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 4 May 2000
- Time
- 04:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 26 km
- Deaths
- 54
- Injuries
- 264
- Homes Destroyed
- 23,000
- Estimated Damage
- 30 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (6.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Molucca Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2002Sulawesi, Tojo · M 6.248 deaths
- 1998Mangole, Manado · M 7.741 deaths
- 1997Sulawesi, Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.0
- 1991Minahassa, Gorontalo · M 7.5
- 1990Minahassa Peninsula, Bolaang-Gorontalo · M 7.63 deaths
- 1942Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.5
- 1939Centrtal Sulawesi, Kalo · M 8.0
- 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