M6.5 earthquake near Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi
7910 d ago · 19 Feb 2005, 00:04 UTC 81 km SSW of Katabu, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 81 km SSW of Katabu, Indonesia on 19 Feb 2005, 00:04 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Baubau, about 54 km away in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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