M6.1 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 82 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia on 23 Apr 1966, 08:56 UTC at a depth of 26 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 Luwuk, about 82 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.