M6.6 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 108 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 15 Oct 1959, 06:15 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 Palu, about 109 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.