M5.0 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 122 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on 31 Dec 2021, 05:53 UTC at a depth of 107 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 Toli-Toli, about 118 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.