M6.2 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi
9927 d ago · 12 Aug 1999, 05:44 UTC 92 km SSW of Luwuk, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 92 km SSW of Luwuk, Indonesia on 12 Aug 1999, 05:44 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 Luwuk, about 92 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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