M6.7 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 127 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia on 21 May 1998, 05:34 UTC at a depth of 33 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 127 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.