M6.3 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 96 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia on 27 Jul 2006, 11:16 UTC at a depth of 20 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 35 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.