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M4.7 Earthquake near 228 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-22 18:45:41 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.7 earthquake was recorded near 228 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia (Indonesia) on December 22, 2025 at 18:45 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 591 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS. Indonesia: 56 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
d7700bffd825fb6ff153079c5621abcf3e811966
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
590.9 km
UTC time
2025-12-22 18:45:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Sulawesi Tengah
Source
usgs
Coordinates
1.01920, 120.61020
Temperature
28.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 590.9 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 590.9 km
Deep
590.9 km
590.9 km — deeper than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 171 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 425 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 459 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 467 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 474 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 494 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

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Airports

  • Sultan Bantilan AirportIndonesia · TLI · WAFL
    23.5 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 ≥ 3.0 · 283 Catalogue entries

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