M6.9 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 89 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia on 19 May 2005, 01:54 UTC at a depth of 30 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 Lahewa, about 67 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.