M5.5 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 156 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 31 Mar 2017, 11:21 UTC at a depth of 94 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Toli-Toli, about 85 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.