M6.1 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 161 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 24 Feb 1946, 09:29 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Toli-Toli, about 83 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.