M6.2 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Sinabang, Indonesia on 11 Aug 2006, 20:54 UTC at a depth of 22 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 144 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.