M6.8 earthquake near Bungku, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 161 km S of Luwuk, Indonesia on 19 Nov 1913, 03:20 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Bungku, about 63 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.