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2008 Sulawesi Earthquake
16 November 2008 · Minahassa Peninsula · Indonesia
On 16 November 2008 at 17:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Indonesia (Minahassa Peninsula), at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the Molucca Sea Plate, 124 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 6 people and injured 77.
- Date
- 16 November 2008
- Time
- 17:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 30 km
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 77
- Homes Damaged
- 1,000
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- Molucca Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Colo (168 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1996Sulawesi, Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.99 deaths
- 1991Minahassa, Gorontalo · M 7.5
- 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
- 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