November 14, 2018 Earthquake: Mamasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Mamasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia on November 14, 2018 at 23:01:21 UTC, 14 km below the surface. It killed 7 people.
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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 14, 2018
- Time
- 23:01:21 UTC
- Place
- Mamasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 14 km (9 mi)
- Intensity
- 2 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.907° S, 119.392° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 7
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 8
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 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.
Seven people killed and landslides buried at least 8 houses at Mamas. Singkang, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia - CDI: 2; Kuta, Bali, Indonesia - CDI: 2; Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia - CDI: 2 (reference #1053)
Two earthquakes measuring 5.1 and 5.5 on the Richter scale struck the Mamasa district of the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi today and yesterday, triggering massive landslides, the Xinhua news agency reported. Approximately seven people were killed and more than 8,000 others have fled damaged homes and taken shelter at various evacuation centres, head of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Unit of the Disaster Management Agency in the district, Pasamboan Pangloli, said. He added that the two quakes triggered landslides which have buried at least eight houses in the district, Bernama reported. (reference #12285)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 23, 1969, Parasanga, Paletoang, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- January 14, 2021, Mamuju, Majene, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- April 11, 1967, Makassar Strait, Indonesia
- September 28, 1997, Sulawesi, Parepare, Indonesia
- January 8, 1964, Pinrang, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- August 18, 2012, Sigi, Parigi Mountong, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- January 8, 1984, W, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- January 23, 2005, Palu, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- November 24, 2006, Pinrang, Sulawesi, 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 10374.