Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 23 févr. 1969
- Type
- Séisme
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Position
- Indonesia
- Coordonnées
- 3.20° S, 118.90° E
- Deaths
- 664
- Injuries
- 97
- Houses destroyed
- 1287
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 15
1969 Sulawesi earthquake
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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