M5.0 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 114 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia on 16 Mar 2018, 01:30 UTC at a depth of 31 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 Luwuk, about 114 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.