M7.0 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 220 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 22 Jul 1996, 14:19 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. 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 41 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.