July 30, 1907 Earthquake: Lemo, Colo, Anja, Olu Congko, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Name: July 30, 1907 Earthquake: Lemo, Colo, Anja, Olu Congko, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Start: 1907-07-30
Location: Lemo, Colo, Anja, Olu Congko, Sulawesi, Indonesia

July 30, 1907 · 213 houses destroyed

An earthquake struck Lemo, Colo, Anja, Olu Congko, Sulawesi, Indonesia on July 30, 1907.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: July 30, 1907
Place: Lemo, Colo, Anja, Olu Congko, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Intensity: 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 2.000° S, 121.000° E
Country: Indonesia

The toll

Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Houses destroyed: 213

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1907, July 30. Intensity VIII. Lemo: Central Sulawesi - destructive at Lemo, where 164 houses and 49 rice-warehouses collapsed; shocks were frequently felt until August 2. Damage to buildings was also done to Colo, Anja, Olu Congko and Paku. (reference #1188)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2814.