August 10, 1968 Earthquake: Manado, Celebes, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Manado, Celebes, Molucca Islands, Indonesia on August 10, 1968 at 02:07:04 UTC, 25 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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
- August 10, 1968
- Time
- 02:07:04 UTC
- Place
- Manado, Celebes, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7.6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 1.400° N, 126.200° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Reference #414:
1968, August 10, 10:07 [local time], 2h07m03 UTC. 1.5 N., 126.2 E., depth 25 km; magnitude 7.8 MS. There was a strong earthquake with source in the Maluku Sea. Slight damage was done at Manado. A tsunami arose.
Reference #45:
August 10, 1968, 02:07:04.3 UTC, 1.4 N., 126.2 E., depth 33 km; magnitude 7.6 MS. Minor damage was sustained at
Menado.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 8, 1845, Menado, Tikala, Tomohon, N Sulawesi, Indonesia
- July 14, 1855, Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- January 21, 1994, Kau, Indonesia
- May 14, 1932, Kakas,langowan,poso,tondano, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- January 21, 2007, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- November 14, 2019, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- April 1, 2026, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
- June 7, 2016, Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- March 8, 1989, Morotai, Tanawangu, Molucca Passage, Indonesia
- September 6, 1889, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- December 13, 1858, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- June 28, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- November 15, 2014, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- January 25, 1846, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- June 25, 1907, Djailolo Gilolo, Indonesia
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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 4452.