What the records say
- When
- 16 Nov 2008
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 1.27° N, 122.09° E
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 77
- Depth km
- 30
2008 Sulawesi earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
The 2008 Sulawesi earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 16 November at 17:02:31 UTC. A 7.4 Mw earthquake, it was followed by seven aftershocks higher than 5.0 Mw. Tsunami warnings were issued for the region, but later cancelled. Four people were killed in the quake and 59 injured.
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