Earthquake Details: Sulawesi, Indonesia

8/15/2026, 9:02:46 PM

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near Sulawesi, Indonesia on 8/15/2026 at 9:02:46 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -31 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia Gorontalo Gorontalo (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-31 km

Significance0

Latitude-0.2000

Longitude123.0200

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000772

Magnitude2.6

Updated:8/15/2026, 9:14:26 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 5:02:46 AM GMT+8
UTC: 8/15/2026, 9:02:46 PM UTC

-31 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.0Sulawesi, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 5:33:31 AM M3.0Molucca SeaBefore8/15/2026, 5:35:42 AM M4.6122 km NW of Luwuk, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 9:51:45 AM M3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 12:11:46 PM M5.7125 km NNE of Palu, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 4:25:18 PM M3.4Molucca SeaBefore8/15/2026, 5:19:16 PM M3.3Sulawesi, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 5:14:59 AM M3.0Sulawesi, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 2:02:47 PM M3.0Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 6:17:56 PM M4.535 km E of Poso, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 1:01:29 AM M3.7Kepulauan Sangihe, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 5:18:26 AM M3.1Molucca SeaAfter8/17/2026, 3:58:22 PM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 15, 2026, 09:14 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.