M6.1 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 244 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 8 Feb 1941, 18:46 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Toli-Toli, about 49 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.