2.9
Earthquake Details: 33 km from Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
8/19/2026, 6:34:12 AM
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near 33 km from Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia on 8/19/2026 at 6:34:12 AM. 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-1.1400
Longitude120.0600
Event IDemsc:20260819_0000190
Magnitude2.9
Updated:8/19/2026, 6:42:36 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 2:34:12 PM GMT+8
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 6:34:12 AM UTC
-4 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.0Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM4.535 km E of Poso, IndonesiaBeforeM2.8Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.6Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM2.8Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.2Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.0Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM4.8Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.1Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.5Sulawesi, IndonesiaBeforeM3.7Minahasa, Sulawesi, IndonesiaAfter
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