M6.1 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 57 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia on 28 Sept 2018, 06:59 UTC at a depth of 5 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 Palu, about 57 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.