M6.1 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 58 km ESE of Sinabang, Indonesia on 26 Jan 2011, 15:42 UTC at a depth of 23 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 97 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.