M6.1 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi
11209 d ago · 7 Feb 1996, 07:57 UTC 216 km N of Palu, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 216 km N of Palu, Indonesia on 7 Feb 1996, 07:57 UTC at a depth of 14 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 Toli-Toli, about 70 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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