M6.3 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 51 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia on 18 Aug 2012, 09:41 UTC at a depth of 10 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 52 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.