World Map › Major Earthquakes Since 1900 › 2018
Historic Earthquake
2018 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami
28 September 2018 · Sulawesi · Indonesia
On 28 September 2018 at 10:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia (Sulawesi), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Molucca Sea Plate, 45 km from its boundary with the Sunda Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 4,340 people and injured 10,679. 3,673 homes were destroyed. It is the 62nd deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 28 September 2018
- Time
- 10:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 4,340
- Injuries
- 10,679
- Homes Destroyed
- 3,673
- Homes Damaged
- 39,191
- Estimated Damage
- 1.5 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (10.7 m wave)
- Plate
- Molucca Sea Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Colo (195 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2002Sulawesi, Tojo · M 6.248 deaths
- 1996Sulawesi, Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.99 deaths
- 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