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M4.5 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi

3428 d ago · 30 May 2017, 03:41 UTC 30 km NW of Poso, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Poso, Indonesia on 30 May 2017, 03:41 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 Poso, about 30 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 08:37 UTC

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