M6.7 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 94 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia on 5 Jul 2005, 01:52 UTC at a depth of 21 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 Lahewa, about 48 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.