M5.0 earthquake near Bungku, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 112 km SSW of Luwuk, Indonesia on 20 Apr 2019, 00:55 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bungku, about 95 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.