Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 5 km depth9 Oct 20:59 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 5 minutes.9 Oct 20:59: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 9, 2025 20:54:12 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Oct 9, 2025, at 08:54 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.89°S / 120.48°EKabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.89°N / 59.52°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoUna Una (229 km / 142 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy5 minutes agoOct 9, 2025 20:54 GMT / Oct 9, 2025 08:54 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -1.89 / 120.48: Sulawesi, IndonesiaSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 5 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22257739',-1.89000,120.48000,'5 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Sulawesi, Indonesia',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in BaliNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Poso, a town with 47,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 63 km (39 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry63 km (39 mi)NE of epicenterPoso(pop: 47,500)II: Very weakSulawesi TengahIndonesia76 km (47 mi)S of epicenterMasamba(pop: 38,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Luwu Utara, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia127 km (79 mi)S of epicenterPalopo(pop: 190,900)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterPalu(pop: 373,200)II: Very weakSulawesi TengahIndonesia136 km (85 mi)SW of epicenterRantepao(pop: 40,400)II: Very weakKabupaten Toraja Utara, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia198 km (123 mi)SW of epicenterMamuju(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltWest SulawesiIndonesia213 km (132 mi)SW of epicenterPolewali(pop: 65,800)I: Not feltWest SulawesiIndonesia249 km (154 mi)SW of epicenterMajene(pop: 73,900)I: Not feltWest SulawesiIndonesia254 km (158 mi)S of epicenterSengkang(pop: 59,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Wajo, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia255 km (158 mi)S of epicenterParepare(pop: 160,300)I: Not feltProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia277 km (172 mi)NE of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia324 km (201 mi)SE of epicenterKendari(pop: 345,100)I: Not feltSoutheast SulawesiIndonesiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-10-9EpicenterAgency3.95 km3.1 mi20:54:12Sulawesi, IndonesiaBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.95 km3.1 mi20:54:12Sulawesi, Indonesia0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 502 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.65 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 28.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 152 quakes per year (or 12.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 445 quakes per year (or 37.1 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 501 quakes per year (or 42 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 12 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake