M6.1 earthquake near Bungku, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 146 km SSE of Poso, Indonesia on 15 Feb 2011, 13:33 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Bungku, about 55 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.