M5.8 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 102 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia on 26 Jul 2021, 03:52 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 Luwuk, about 103 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.