M6.4 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 170 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 29 Sept 1993, 11:16 UTC at a depth of 97 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Toli-Toli, about 100 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.