M6.8 earthquake near Teluk Dalam, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 256 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia on 16 May 2006, 15:28 UTC at a depth of 12 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 Teluk Dalam, about 99 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.