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M2.9 Earthquake near CELEBES SEA

UTC time: 2026-04-21 18:41:15 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
9.0 km
Source
EMSC

CELEBES SEA

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About this earthquake

On April 21, 2026 at 18:41 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near CELEBES SEA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 9 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
7b682010c6e72270ccc4e11412b937120285a467
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
9.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-21 18:41:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
2.00000, 121.46000
Temperature
28.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9 km
Shallow
9 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 241 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 357 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 377 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 378 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 385 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 402 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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