M6.8 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 109 km WSW of Luwuk, Indonesia on 17 Mar 1909, 22:53 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 Luwuk, about 109 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.