M6.1 earthquake near Katobu, Southeast Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 50 km NNE of Katabu, Indonesia on 3 Sept 1959, 06:27 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Katobu, about 38 km away in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.