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2018 Indonesia Tsunami
28 September 2018 · Sulawesi · Indonesia
On 28 September 2018 at 10:02 UTC, a tsunami formed near Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was caused by an earthquake and landslide. Waves reached up to 10.7 m high. It was observed at 291 locations. It killed at least 4,340 people and injured 10,679. It is the 20th deadliest of the tsunamis recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 28 September 2018
- Time
- 10:02 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake and landslide
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.5
- Highest Wave
- 10.7 m
- Observation Sites
- 291
- Furthest Reach
- 289 km
- Deaths
- 4,340
- Injuries
- 10,679
- Homes Destroyed
- 3,673
- Estimated Damage
- 1.5 billion US dollars
- Source Country
- Indonesia
- Triggering Earthquake
- 2018 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami
Highest Waves
- 10.7 mTondo (10.1) · Indonesia · 65 km
- 10.7 mTondo · Indonesia · 64 km
- 10.2 mPantoloan · Indonesia · 50 km
- 10.1 mTondo (10.3) · Indonesia · 65 km
- 10.0 mMercure · Indonesia · 69 km
- 9.3 mPltu · Indonesia · 53 km
- 9.2 mPergudangan · Indonesia · 63 km
- 9.1 mBeteng (11.05) · Indonesia · 65 km
- 9.1 mLolisaluran · Indonesia · 65 km
- 8.7 mBeteng (11.03) · Indonesia · 65 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2000Sulawesi, Indonesia · 6.0 m54 deaths
- 1969Makassar Strait, Indonesia · 4.0 m664 deaths
- 1968Banda Sea, Indonesia · 10.0 m200 deaths
- 1967Makassar Strait, Indonesia71 deaths
- 1938Makassar Strait, Indonesia · 3.0 m17 deaths
- 1927Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15.0 m50 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth