M6.0 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 222 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 8 Mar 1979, 14:49 UTC at a depth of 28 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Toli-Toli, about 46 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.