M6.5 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 250 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 25 Oct 1983, 00:36 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Toli-Toli, about 11 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.