1998 Luwuk earthquake

The shock was recorded on 29 November at 14:10 UTC, with the epicentre placed in the sea east southeast of Luwuk in Central Sulawesi at a shallow focal depth. The regional record lists it among the largest events registered for the eastern Sulawesi and Halmahera area.

Origin time (UTC)

1998-11-29T14:10

Magnitude

7.7

Magnitude type

mwc

Depth (km)

33

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0008yx2

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: indonesia, sulawesi, luwuk, shallow, 1990s

Coordinates: -2.071, 124.891

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Indonesia from 1950 to 1999

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