Earthquakes by city Republic of Indonesia 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Palu today

Palu, Republic of Indonesia: 422 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

373,218

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

422

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Makassar

Coordinates -0.908, 119.871

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-01-24 09:46 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.5

Palu, Indonesia

2018-09-28 10:02 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Palu today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Palu.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Palu.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Palu reached magnitude 7.5 on 2018-09-28 10:02 UTC, near Palu.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Palu today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Palu.

When was the last earthquake near Palu?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-01-24 09:46 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Palu?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Palu reached magnitude 7.5 on 2018-09-28 10:02 UTC, near Palu.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Palu

The map centers on Palu and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

26.1 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 5 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-01-24 09:46	M 4.2	Palu Indonesia	10.0 km
2025-11-04 09:23	M 4.2	Palu Indonesia	10.0 km
2025-09-04 01:09	M 4.5	Palu Indonesia	10.0 km
2025-09-02 23:53	M 5.0	Palu Indonesia	10.0 km
2025-05-31 18:41	M 4.7	Palu Indonesia	45.4 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-09 2 events

2025-11 1 events

2026-01 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2018 M 7.5 max · 124 earthquakes 2017 M 6.6 max · 49 earthquakes 1925 M 6.5 max · 1 earthquakes 1907 M 6.4 max · 2 earthquakes 2012 M 6.3 max · 11 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.2	1
2025	M 5.0	5
2024	M 4.5	3
2023	M 5.5	14
2022	M 4.5	1
2021	M 5.1	8
2020	M 5.9	7
2019	M 4.9	8
2018	M 7.5	124
2017	M 6.6	49
2016	M 5.1	8
2015	M 4.5	10
2014	M 5.3	9
2013	M 4.7	7
2012	M 6.3	11
2011	M 5.7	12
2010	M 5.4	10
2009	M 5.6	4
2008	M 5.0	6
2007	M 5.2	5
2006	M 5.0	4
2005	M 6.3	17
2004	M 4.9	3
2003	M 4.8	5
2002	M 5.3	5
2001	M 5.2	5
2000	M 5.4	4
1999	M 4.4	3
1998	M 6.0	9
1997	M 4.2	2
1996	M 4.6	7
1995	M 5.9	7
1993	M 5.7	1
1992	M 5.0	2
1991	M 5.0	4
1990	M 4.8	3
1989	M 4.8	2
1987	M 4.7	4
1986	M 4.0	1
1985	M 5.0	2
1984	M 4.8	4
1983	M 4.8	4
1982	M 4.6	1
1981	M 4.8	3
1980	M 5.5	3
1977	M 5.5	3
1968	M 5.7	2
1967	M 5.7	1
1965	M 6.1	1
1959	M 5.7	1
1948	M 5.9	1
1941	M 6.2	1
1932	M 5.8	1
1927	M 6.2	1
1925	M 6.5	1
1907	M 6.4	2