M6.6 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 245 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 27 Oct 1983, 19:43 UTC at a depth of 28 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 6 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.