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Historic Earthquake
2002 Indonesia Earthquake
15 August 2002 · Sulawesi, Tojo · Indonesia
On 15 August 2002 at 05:30 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sulawesi, Tojo), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Molucca Sea Plate, 81 km from its boundary with the Banda Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 48 people.
- Date
- 15 August 2002
- Time
- 05:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 48
- Homes Damaged
- 200
- Plate
- Molucca Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Colo (119 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami · M 7.54,340 deaths
- 20082008 Sulawesi Earthquake · M 7.36 deaths
- 2000Sulawesi, Luwuk · M 7.654 deaths
- 1996Sulawesi, Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.99 deaths
- 19681968 Sulawesi Earthquake · M 7.4200 deaths
- 1939Centrtal Sulawesi, Kalo · M 8.0
- 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