RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Thu, 15 May 2025, 14:07 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

A shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported late at night near Luwuk, Banggai Regency, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia.
According to Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Thursday, May 15th, 2025, at 10:01 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Luwuk (pop. 47,800) located 87 km from the epicenter.
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RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 26, 2024 06:24 pm (Makassar)

4.0

10 km58 km (36 mi) to the NW 126 km west of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 1 reportInfoDec 16, 2024 05:01 pm (Makassar)

4.0

10 km45 km (28 mi) to the N 105 km west of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia InfoDec 8, 2024 04:19 am (Makassar)

4.1

10 km89 km (55 mi) to the E 20 km north of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia InfoAug 8, 2024 03:24 pm (GMT +8)

4.4

10 km33 km (21 mi) to the N93 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia InfoJul 3, 2024 06:07 am (Makassar)

4.9

10 km81 km (50 mi) to the NE 42 km northwest of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJan 19, 2024 02:02 am (Makassar)

4.6

10 km57 km (35 mi) to the W 91 km ENE of Poso, Indonesia InfoJan 19, 2024 01:36 am (Makassar)

4.9

10 km57 km (36 mi) to the W Tojo Una-Una Regency, 92 km east of Poso, Indonesia 3 reportsInfoAug 12, 2023 09:20 pm (GMT +8)

5.0

18 km100 km (62 mi) to the NW 97 km northeast of Poso, Kabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia InfoJun 30, 2023 06:37 pm (Makassar)

4.9

10 km69 km (43 mi) to the NE 55 km northwest of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 1 reportInfoAug 26, 2021 10:14 am (Makassar)

5.8

10 km61 km (38 mi) to the W 107 km northeast of Poso, Kabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 6 reportsInfoJul 26, 2021 08:09 pm (Makassar)

6.3

10 km29 km (18 mi) to the N Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 13 reportsInfoJul 26, 2021 11:52 am (Makassar)

5.8

10 km35 km (22 mi)

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