2008 Sulawesi earthquake
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2008 Sulawesi earthquake
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| Date |
November 16, 2008 (2008-11-16) |
| Magnitude |
7.3 Mw |
| Depth |
21 km (13 mi) |
| Epicenter |
Sulawesi, Indonesia, near Gorontalo |
| Countries or regions |
Indonesia |
| Max. intensity |
VII |
| Casualties |
4 killed, 59 injured[1] |
The 2008 Sulawesi earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 16 November 2008 at 17:02:31 UTC.[2] A 7.3 Mw earthquake, it was followed by seven aftershocks higher than 5.0 Mw. Tsunami warnings were issued for the region, but later cancelled.[1] Four people were killed in the quake and 59 injured.[1]
[edit] References
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- 2007–08 Nazko (<4.0)
- Lake Kivu (5.9, Feb 3)†
- Čačak (4.5, Feb 15)
- Lincolnshire (5.2, Feb 27)
- Illinois (5.4, Apr 18)
- Sichuan (8.0, May 12)†‡
- El Calvario (5.9, May 24)
- Iceland (6.3, May 29)
- Peloponnese (6.5, Jun 8)
- Iwate (7.2, Jun 14)
- Chino Hills (5.5, Jun 29)
- Dodecanese (6.4, Jul 15)
- Yingjiang (6.0, Aug 21)
- Panzhihua (~6, Aug 30)†
- Bandar Abbas (6.1, Sep 10)
- Kyrgyzstan (6.6, Oct 5)†
- Damxung (6.4, Oct 6)
- Chechnya (5.8, Oct 11)
- Pakistan (6.4, Oct 29)†
- Sulawesi (7.3, Nov 16)
- Czech Republic (4.1, Nov 22)
- Skåne County (4.3, Dec 16)
- Papudo (6.8, Dec 18)
- Parma (5.2, Dec 28)
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† indicates earthquake resulting at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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