M6.3 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 14 km S of Sinabang, Indonesia on 7 Jan 2020, 06:05 UTC at a depth of 17 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 139 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.