Earthquake details

Saturday, August 17, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, August 17, 1968 at 04:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bitung (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 129.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.291 and latitude 1.356.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 45.8 km
Coordinates 1.356, 126.291
UTC time 1968-08-17 04:00:39.410
Location Manado
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1968-08-17

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.2
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-04-02 02:27 UTC
118.7 km
M 4.4
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-01-10 06:43 UTC
141.6 km
M 4.3
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-01-09 17:38 UTC
193.9 km
M 4.7
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-11-27 00:00 UTC
145.7 km
M 4.5
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-11-08 01:11 UTC
209.7 km
M 4.3
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-09-26 22:44 UTC
145.3 km
M 4.0
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-09-22 03:16 UTC
147.8 km
M 4.2
Manado
Indonesia · 2025-09-02 08:41 UTC
260.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.