Tsunami — Makassar Strait

Wann

23. Feb. 1969

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Tsunami

Koordinaten

3.20° S, 118.90° E

Deaths

664

Injuries

97

Houses destroyed

1287

Max water height m

4

Source quake magnitude

7

Runups

5

Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.

Earthquake off the coast of Indonesia

The western coast of West Sulawesi was struck by a major earthquake on 23 February 1969 at 00:36 UTC. It had a magnitude of 7.1 Mw and a maximum felt intensity of VIII on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. It triggered a major tsunami that caused significant damage along the coast of the Makassar Strait. At least 64 people were killed, with possibly a further 600 deaths caused by the tsunami.

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