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M5.6 Earthquake near Trimulya, Central Sulawesi (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-16 22:39:01 UTC Local time: —
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M5.6 Earthquake near Trimulya, Central Sulawesi (Indonesia) · 2025-08-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near Trimulya, Central Sulawesi (Indonesia) · 2025-08-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near Trimulya, Central Sulawesi (Indonesia) on August 16, 2025 at 22:39 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 87 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USP. Indonesia: 32 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.8.

Details

ID
29c9e9bf93e49c83762fa8047919872712f0d513
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
86.7 km
UTC time
2025-08-16 22:39:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Central Sulawesi
City
Trimulya
Village
Trimulya
Source
usp
Coordinates
-1.27378, 120.52878

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 86.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 86.7 km
Intermediate
86.7 km
86.7 km — deeper than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Poso28.3 kmSE47'477
Palu83.7 kmNW389'959
Samarinda386.0 kmW865'306

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 488 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie AirportIndonesia · PLW · WAFF
    79.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours11
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M2.52025-08-18 08:31:54 UTC13.6 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.82025-08-18 09:12:57 UTC13.2 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.72025-08-18 11:21:20 UTC10.6 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.42025-08-18 14:34:24 UTC19.6 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-08-19 00:53:30 UTC7.7 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-08-19 02:17:52 UTC27.1 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.82025-08-19 03:19:41 UTC21.9 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-08-19 06:50:21 UTC14.9 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-08-19 07:41:00 UTC9.1 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-08-19 13:45:36 UTC85.4 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-08-19 20:57:26 UTC15.6 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M4.02025-08-20 01:53:59 UTC87.3 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA

Central Sulawesi

Context for this earthquake

14 Sep 2025 – 14 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 249 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥427
Earlier events M≥512
Compared since2025-01-26

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-08-16 22:38:54 UTC24.7 kmSulawesi, Indonesia [Sea: Indonesia] M5.82025-08-16 22:38:52 UTC23.7 km15 km N of Poso, Indonesia M5.72025-08-16 22:38:53 UTC24.6 kmSulawesi, Indonesia M5.62025-07-24 13:08:19 UTC82.1 km66 km S of Poso, Indonesia M5.52025-07-24 13:08:21 UTC65.4 kmSulawesi, Indonesia

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