M6.2 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 68 km ENE of Poso, Indonesia on 15 Aug 2002, 05:30 UTC at a depth of 10 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 68 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.