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M2.6 Earthquake near SULAWESI, INDONESIA

UTC time: 2026-03-12 05:44:29 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
70.0 km
Source
EMSC

SULAWESI, INDONESIA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near SULAWESI, INDONESIA on March 12, 2026 at 05:44 UTC. At around 70 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
abf3c5566bf3e566e3554f912407ccac27f51e9f
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
70.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-12 05:44:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-0.30000, 122.97000
Temperature
29.4°C

Depth profile

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

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 199 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 252 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 275 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 280 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 301 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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