M6.2 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 125 km NE of Poso, Indonesia on 4 Feb 1969, 01:38 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 Poso, about 126 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.