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M2.7 Earthquake near Sulawesi Tengah (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-01-11 09:25:19 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
23.0 km
Source
EMSC

Sulawesi Tengah · Sulawesi Tengah

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About this earthquake

On January 11, 2026 at 09:25 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near Sulawesi Tengah (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 23 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 41 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.1.

Details

ID
adf2a00bc9001c2e40432303643cb9bcd17dd627
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
23.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-11 09:25:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Sulawesi Tengah
City
Sulawesi Tengah
Source
emsc
Coordinates
1.19000, 121.75000
Temperature
24.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 23 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 23 km
Shallow
23 km
23 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 km
Why depth matters

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

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 301 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 332 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 340 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 347 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 366 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

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Airports

  • Buol - Pogogul AirportIndonesia · UOL · WAFY
    38.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-02

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Sulawesi Tengah

Context for this earthquake

02 Oct 2025 – 02 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 710 Catalogue entries

Of 709 other entries for this area and period, 402 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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