M7.9 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck 181 km N of Palu, Indonesia on 1 Jan 1996, 08:05 UTC at a depth of 24 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. 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 105 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.