M6.6 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 37 km WNW of Poso, Indonesia on 29 May 2017, 14:35 UTC at a depth of 12 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 38 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.