M6.0 earthquake near Palopo, South Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 94 km E of Palopo, Indonesia on 9 Dec 1941, 02:43 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Palopo, about 95 km away in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.