M6.3 earthquake near Binjai, North Sumatra

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 62 km WSW of Binjai, Indonesia on 10 Oct 1996, 15:21 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Binjai, about 63 km away in North Sumatra, Indonesia.