- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 11, 1964 CE
- Location:
- 132 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.27 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.865
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.27
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.7
Other earthquake records of 1964 CE
- Alaska · Mw 9.2 · 139 deaths
- Taiwan, Tainan · Ms 7 · 107 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero · Mw 7.3 · 78 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: W Coast · Mw 7.6 · 36 deaths
- Turkey, Manyas, Bursa, Balikesir · Mw 6.8 · 19 deaths
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Pinrang · Ms 5.2 · 8 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.3 - 132 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia (1964 CE) happen?
- October 11, 1964 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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