Earthquake Details: Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia

8/17/2026, 3:12:19 AM

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia on 8/17/2026 at 3:12:19 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -44 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia Central Sulawesi Palu (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-44 km

Significance0

Latitude0.1300

Longitude120.1000

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000113

Magnitude2.6

Updated:8/17/2026, 3:21:29 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 11:12:19 AM GMT+8
UTC: 8/17/2026, 3:12:19 AM UTC

-44 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 9

M2.7Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 3:01:40 AM M2.7Sulawesi, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 7:22:03 AM M4.6122 km NW of Luwuk, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 9:51:45 AM M5.7125 km NNE of Palu, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 4:25:18 PM M2.6Sulawesi, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 9:02:46 PM M3.3Sulawesi, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 5:14:59 AM M3.0Sulawesi, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 2:02:47 PM M3.0Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 6:17:56 PM M4.535 km E of Poso, IndonesiaBefore8/17/2026, 1:01:29 AM

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 17, 2026, 03:21 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.