M4.4 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi
2920 d ago · 20 Oct 2018, 05:21 UTC 51 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 51 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia on 20 Oct 2018, 05:21 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Poso, about 51 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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