August 6, 2023 Earthquake: Sigi, Sulawesi, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Sigi, Sulawesi, Indonesia on August 6, 2023 at 10:09:22 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Date
- August 6, 2023
- Time
- 10:09:22 UTC
- Place
- Sigi, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.078° S, 120.273° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 14
- Houses damaged
- 281
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.
3,141 people were affected, 1 person was slightly injured and 2,888 people were displaced. It was recorded that 281 houses were slightly damaged and 14 houses were heavily damaged. The earthquake also damaged 3 school buildings, 2 places of worship and caused landslides that buried 1 bridge which is the Trans Tongoa - Lembantongoa road. (reference #13568) Note: unofficial translation
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 28, 2018, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- August 14, 1968, Tambu,coast of Mapaga, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- December 1, 1927, Donggala, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- August 15, 2002, Tojo, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- May 19, 1938, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia
- August 18, 2012, Sigi, Parigi Mountong, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- June 16, 2026, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
- August 16, 2025, Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- January 23, 2005, Palu, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- September 28, 2018, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- August 26, 2021, Tojo Una-Una, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
- May 29, 2017, Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- July 9, 2005, Donggala, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- July 30, 1907, Lemo, Colo, Anja, Olu Congko, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- April 29, 1960, Una-Una Island, Central 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 10703.