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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Minahassa Peninsula; third to strike Indonesia

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What to know about Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Minahassa Peninsula; third to strike Indonesia

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia, on Sunday (August 16, 2026), the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

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What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia, on Sunday (August 16, 2026), the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

Why it matters

The quake was at a depth of 77 km (47.85 miles), GFZ said.

Common ground

Sharing the details in a post on X, the National Center for Seismology said that the earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck the Gulf of Tomini.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Authorities issued a tsunami warning and urged coastal residents to move to higher ground but later lifted the warning”
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Sources confirm that authorities issued a tsunami warning following the 7.7 magnitude quake, which was subsequently lifted after monitoring showed no significant sea level changes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities issued a tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, but there were at least 235 aftershocks, including one of magnitude 6.1. Indonesian authorities said monitoring showed no significant…
https://www.soz6.com/news/magnitude-7-7-earthquake-strikes-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Saturday, the 15th of August, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Flores Island in the eastern islands going from Bali towards the direction of Papua. Indonesia lies on the Pacific ‘Rin…
https://www.godreports.com/2026/08/believers-respond-to-indo…
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web search NEUTRAL — As of 30 August, the earthquake had caused 111 deaths, injured 1,629 people and displaced 188,161 people across eight districts. Women, pregnant and lactating women, children, adolescents, older peopl…
https://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/gender-alert-1-critic…
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Claim 2: “a magnitude 6.5 quake struck Indonesia on Saturday afternoon (August 15, 2026)”
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While there are reports of 6.5 magnitude quakes in Indonesia, the evidence provided refers to different dates (November 2025, etc.) or different locations (Ambon). No evidence confirms a 6.5 magnitude quake specifically on the afternoon of August 15, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemispher…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 25 August until early September 2025, several protests took place in Indonesia as part of a larger civil unrest which began in early 2025 over economic frustrations and a proposed hike in housing s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2025_Indonesian_protest…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising between 13,000 and 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Jav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
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Claim 3: “As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 68 kilometres at 21:55 IST.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state the earthquake in the Gulf of Tomini occurred at a depth of 68 km at 21:55 IST, citing the NCS.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Japanese conjugation, like the conjugation of verbs of many other languages, allows verbs to be morphologically modified to change their meaning or grammatical function. In Japanese, the beginning of …
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web search NEUTRAL — Key points6.0 magnitude quake strikes Gulf of Tomini at 21:55 IST, 68 km depthThird quake in hours, following 6.5 and deadly 7.7 quakes
https://www.newkerala.com/news/a/60-magnitude-earthquake-hit…
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web search NEUTRAL — The latest earthquake, measuring 6.0 in magnitude, struck the Gulf of Tomini at 9.55 pm IST on Saturday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at a depth of 68 kilo…
https://www.indiatodayne.in/international/story/indonesia-ro…
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Claim 4: “A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia, on Sunday (August 16, 2026), the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Hindu, MarketScreener, and a report on Sabah tremors) confirm a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia, on August 16, 2026, citing the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wani (鰐) was a dragon or sea monster in Japanese mythology. Since it is written using the kanji 鰐 (from Chinese e 鰐 or 鱷 "crocodile; alligator") wani is translated as "crocodile", or sometimes "shark"…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wani_(dragon)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allen Lawrence Pope (October 20, 1928 – April 4, 2020) was an American military and paramilitary aviator. He rose to international attention as the subject of a diplomatic dispute between the United S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minahasa masked owl (Tyto inexspectata), also known as the Minahasa barn owl, Sulawesi owl or Sulawesi golden owl, is a barn owl endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The name is derived …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minahasa_masked_owl
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Claim 5: “Some smaller tsunamis were reported.”
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Multiple sources confirm that small tsunami waves were reported, with one source specifying waves up to 0.75m in North Minahasa and another citing the Associated Press regarding small tsunamis striking coastal villages.
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web search NEUTRAL — Indonesia's meteorology agency BMKG said there were tsunami waves reported in five locations, the highest at 0.75 m (2.46 ft) in North Minahasa in North Sulawesi and 11 aftershocks were monitored, the…
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/world/article/328369/Indonesi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake in Indonesia.AP reporting placed the epicenter offshore north of Ende and described widespread damage from Maumere to East Manggarai. Key Detail. Reported Information. Date. A…
https://earthtimes.org/indonesia-7-7-earthquake-flores-death…
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web search NEUTRAL — There were 995 recorded aftershocks since the initial earthquake, the BNPB reported. The Associated Press reported that authorities acknowledged that small tsunamis triggered by the earthquake struck …
https://catholicreview.org/pope-saddened-by-devastation-in-i…
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Claim 6: “a devastating 7.7-magnitude quake in the morning killed more than 40 people, CBS News reported.”
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Multiple independent sources (One America News, and others) confirm a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia (specifically Flores Island) on the morning of Saturday, August 15, 2026, killing at least 40-47 people.
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web search NEUTRAL — MAUMERE: A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 40 people, collapsing buildings and causing pani.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/15/magnitude…
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web search NEUTRAL — At least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Flores Island, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Agency, known as BNPB.
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/47-killed-in-magnitude-7-7-ear…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km early on Saturday morningA powerful 7.7-magnitude quake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, the US G.
https://www.soz6.com/news/magnitude-7-7-earthquake-strikes-o…
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Claim 7: “The quake was at a depth of 77 km (47.85 miles), GFZ said.”
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The specific depth of 77 km is mentioned in the MarketScreener report citing GFZ, but other sources provided do not mention the depth for this specific quake.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections will be held in Indonesia in 2029. Incumbent president Prabowo Subianto, who will be 77 in October 2028, may run again for the second and final term in office. The presidential …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the peop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Indonesia)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising between 13,000 and 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Jav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
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Claim 8: “the National Center for Seismology said that the earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck the Gulf of Tomini.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported a magnitude 6.0 earthquake striking the Gulf of Tomini.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gorontalo (Gorontaloan: Hulontalo) is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inau…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sulawesi ( SOO-lə-WAY-see, Indonesian: [ˌsulaˈwesi]), also known as Celebes ( SEL-ib-eez, sə-LEE-beez), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's 11th-largest i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proposals for a Sulawesi Canal, or an Equatorial Canal (Indonesian: Kanal Khatulistiwa), through the island of Sulawesi to connect the Gulf of Tomini with the Makassar Strait, have existed since the e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulawesi_Canal
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