M6.7 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 53 km W of Luwuk, Indonesia on 23 Apr 1966, 00:09 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 Luwuk, about 53 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.