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00/05/04 04:21:17 UTC 0.90S 123.40E Depth: 33.0
km 7.3Ms
MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI
100 miles (160 km) SSE of Gorontalo, Sulawesi,
Indonesia
The following is a release by the United
States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A major
earthquake occurred IN THE SULAWESI REGION, INDONESIA about 100 miles (160
km) south-southeast of Gorontalo at 10:21 PM MDT today, May 3, 2000 (May
04 at 12:21 PM local time in Sulawesi). A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.3
WAS COMPUTED FOR THIS EARTHQUAKE. The magnitude and location may change
slightly as additional data are received from other seismograph stations.
This earthquake is the largest in this general area since a magnitude 7.8
event on November 29, 1998 located about 130 miles (210 km) southeast of
today's earthquake. The 1998 earthquake killed 41 people and injured over
160, mainly on Mangole and Taliabu. No reports of damage or casualties
have been received at this time for today's earthquake; however, it may
have caused damage due to its location and size.
NB: The region name comes from the seismic
and geographic regionalization of Flinn, Engdahl, and Hill (1974), with
occasional name changes which have been given in various issues of the
PDE Monthly Listing. The boundaries of these
regions are defined at one degree intervals and differ slightly from irregular
political boundaries. The region name is automatically generated and
can be misleading for earthquakes near region
boundaries.