M6.1 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 49 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 6 Apr 1965, 09:42 UTC at a depth of 22 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 50 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.