M6.3 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 138 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 18 Jul 1948, 06:43 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 Toli-Toli, about 121 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.