November 29, 1998 Earthquake: Mangole, Manado, Taliabu, Indonesia
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Mangole, Manado, Taliabu, Indonesia on November 29, 1998 at 14:10:31 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 41 people.
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
- November 29, 1998
- Time
- 14:10:31 UTC
- Place
- Mangole, Manado, Taliabu, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 2.071° S, 124.891° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 41
- Injuries
- 107
- Damage
- $200 million
- Houses destroyed
- 1,000
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.
1998, Nov. 29. At least 34 people killed, 89 injured and about 1,000 buildings destroyed or damaged (VII) on Mangole and Taliabu, Indonesia. At least 7 people killed and 18 injured at Manado, Sulawesi. Felt (VI) at Luwuk, Sulawesi; (IV) on Ternate; (III) on Ambon and at Palu, Sulawesi. (reference #1053)
1998, Nov. 29. 33 killed, $200 million damage. (reference #1250)
Reference #4659 lists 34 deaths
Other significant earthquakes nearby
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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 5510.