M5.2 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 39 km N of Palu, Indonesia on 28 Sept 2018, 10:47 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 Palu, about 40 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.