Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 4, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, April 4, 1990 at 09:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 54.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.323 and latitude -0.788.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.6 km
Coordinates	-0.788, 122.323
UTC time	1990-04-04 09:07:27.230

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	54.8 km
Gorontalo	169.0 km
Poso	187.4 km
Palu	273.3 km
Masamba	296.5 km
Palopo	340.8 km
Kendari	355.7 km
Rantepao	363.0 km
Tondano	370.7 km
Manado	378.0 km
Bitung	398.8 km
Sanana	430.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Gorontalo

Indonesia · 2026-01-21 22:44 UTC

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M 5.9

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Indonesia · 2025-11-04 23:32 UTC

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Indonesia · 2025-10-18 23:35 UTC

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