M6.2 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 126 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia on 3 Apr 1915, 13:42 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 Lahewa, about 6 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.