M6.0 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 55 km N of Palu, Indonesia on 10 Oct 1998, 16:32 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 56 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.