M6.7 earthquake near Sanana, North Maluku

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 236 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia on 3 Aug 1926, 10:32 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Sanana, about 80 km away in North Maluku, Indonesia.