What the records say
- When
- 14 Aug 1968
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 0.20° N, 119.80° E
- Deaths
- 200
- Injuries
- 58
- Houses destroyed
- 800
- Max water height m
- 10
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.8
- Runups
- 7
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1968 Sulawesi earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
The 1968 Sulawesi earthquake struck Indonesia on August 14. It had a Richter magnitude of 7.4, spawned a large tsunami, and killed roughly 200 people.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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