M6.1 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 70 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia on 15 Mar 2015, 23:17 UTC at a depth of 31 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 70 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.