M5.1 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Poso, Indonesia on 29 May 2017, 14:42 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 Poso, about 42 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.