M6.2 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi
36233 d ago · 4 Aug 1927, 15:47 UTC 55 km SSE of Luwuk, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 55 km SSE of Luwuk, Indonesia on 4 Aug 1927, 15:47 UTC at a depth of 25 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 55 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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