M4.2 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2763 d ago · 25 Mar 2019, 14:50 UTC 67 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia
What happened
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 67 km SSE of Palu, Indonesia on 25 Mar 2019, 14:50 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 67 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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