February 23, 1969 Earthquake: Parasanga, Paletoang, Sulawesi, Indonesia

1969, February 23, 8 hr 56 min [local time], 00h 36m 56.6s UTC. 3.1 S. Lat., 118.9 E. Long.; 13 km; M = 7.4; tsunami intensity = 2.] An earthquake occurred on Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia. A strong shock was felt in Madjene. Foundations of 80% of tile brick buildings were damaged severely and some of them were destroyed completely. Gaping cracks 50 m long caused damage to one brick building. Three brick buildings were damaged severely. Destruction in the center of the bazaar led to one unfortunate event. The quay in the harbor showed cracks at several places. On the outer side of the harbor the bottom may have subsided. The thickly populated areas of Jtampalagian and Wonomoeljo suffered: these areas are situated on alluvial ground and lie 30 and 50 km respectively east of - Madjene. In most cases wooden houses were not affected by the earthquake and greater destruction was caused by damage to nonreinforced walls. Mausoleums were damaged because these old brick structures were built without reinforcement. Several bridges in the valley were destroyed. (reference #417)

1969, February 23, 00:36:56.6 UTC, Celebes Island, 3.1 S, 118.9 E, depth 13 km, magnitude 6.9. 64 killed, 97 injured, and 1287 structures damaged in Madjene and environs. Tsunami took 600 lives. (reference #45)

64 deaths. (reference #1188)

1969, February 23, 00:36:58.92 UTC, 3.201 S, 118.904 E, depth 15 km, magnitude 7.03 Mw. (reference #10476, v9.1)

Note: references #45 and #1039 list 600 deaths due to tsunami and 64 due to earthquake, citing press report(s). However, other references (e.g. #1398 and #4659) list only 64 total deaths.