M6.7 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia on 30 Jun 1964, 13:46 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 Luwuk, about 48 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.