Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, May 4, 2000 at 04:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 110.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.492 and latitude -1.656.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-1.656, 123.492
UTC time	2000-05-04 04:50:52.970

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-05-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	110.9 km
Gorontalo	248.8 km
Sanana	280.2 km
Kendari	280.4 km
Poso	306.2 km
Katobu	363.4 km
Raha	364.4 km
Tondano	365.6 km
Masamba	365.9 km
Manado	380.6 km
Bitung	389.9 km
Palopo	395.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.1

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M 5.9

Gorontalo

Indonesia · 2025-11-04 23:32 UTC

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