M5.6 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi
3285 d ago · 18 Oct 2017, 13:40 UTC 80 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 80 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia on 18 Oct 2017, 13:40 UTC at a depth of 93 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Luwuk, about 81 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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