M6.1 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia on 19 Dec 1915, 20:13 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 Lahewa, about 149 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.