Earthquake details

Monday, September 18, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, September 18, 2000 at 11:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 55.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.811 and latitude -0.455.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	71.2 km
Coordinates	-0.455, 122.811
UTC time	2000-09-18 11:28:11.260

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	55.3 km
Gorontalo	114.0 km
Poso	251.9 km
Tondano	305.2 km
Manado	313.0 km
Palu	331.1 km
Bitung	333.3 km
Masamba	361.8 km
Kendari	393.5 km
Sanana	395.1 km
Palopo	405.4 km
Rantepao	428.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.1

Gorontalo

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M 5.9

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Indonesia · 2025-10-18 23:35 UTC

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