2.5
Earthquake Details: 41 km from Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
8/18/2026, 5:06:36 PM
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near 41 km from Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia on 8/18/2026 at 5:06:36 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -4 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-4 km
Significance0
Latitude-1.2200
Longitude120.0600
Event IDemsc:20260818_0000605
Magnitude2.5
Updated:8/18/2026, 5:14:46 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 1:06:36 AM GMT+8
- UTC
- 8/18/2026, 5:06:36 PM UTC
-4 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.3Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM4.535 km E of Poso, IndonesiaBeforeM3.6Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.2Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM4.8Sulawesi, IndonesiaAfterM3.1Sulawesi, IndonesiaAfterM3.5Sulawesi, IndonesiaAfterM2.9Sulawesi, IndonesiaAfterM3.7Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaAfter
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