M4.2 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 73 km N of Palu, Indonesia on 1 Mar 2018, 06:11 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 Palu, about 73 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.