Earthquake details

Saturday, September 12, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 23:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 85.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.054 and latitude -0.740.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.2 km
Coordinates	-0.740, 122.054
UTC time	2015-09-12 23:39:18.630

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-09-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	85.0 km
Poso	162.2 km
Gorontalo	181.2 km
Palu	243.7 km
Masamba	278.6 km
Palopo	324.9 km
Rantepao	345.2 km
Kendari	364.0 km
Tondano	391.3 km
Manado	397.5 km
Bitung	419.6 km
Polewali	425.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9

Gorontalo

Indonesia · 2026-08-22 19:54 UTC

123.7 km

M 5.2

Gorontalo

Indonesia · 2026-06-04 23:28 UTC

124.8 km

M 5.1

Gorontalo

Indonesia · 2026-01-21 22:44 UTC

91.3 km

M 5.9

Gorontalo

Indonesia · 2025-11-04 23:32 UTC

131.6 km

M 4.2

Gorontalo

Indonesia · 2025-10-18 23:35 UTC

117.4 km

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