M6.5 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 231 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 16 Oct 1983, 05:32 UTC at a depth of 40 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 27 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.