M6.6 earthquake near Pekanbaru, Riau

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 50 km S of Pekanbaru, Indonesia on 28 Jun 1926, 03:23 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Pekanbaru, about 51 km away in Riau, Indonesia.