M4.7 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi
3755 d ago · 7 Jul 2016, 02:42 UTC 84 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 84 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia on 7 Jul 2016, 02:42 UTC at a depth of 77 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Luwuk, about 84 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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17 Oct 2026, 08:15 UTC
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