Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 5 km depth7 Mar 04:20 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.7 Mar 04:21: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 7, 2026 04:15:40 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Mar 7, 2026, at 12:15 pm (GMT +8)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.2Depth5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.54°S / 119.5°EKabupaten Mamuju Utara, West Sulawesi, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.54°N / 60.5°WBrazilShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 23.6°C (74 F), humidity: 96%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WSWEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy14 minutes agoMar 7, 2026 04:15 GMT / Mar 7, 2026 12:15 pm (GMT +8)Lat / Lng: -1.54 / 119.5: Sulawesi, IndonesiaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.1 / 5 km, BMKG: 4.1 / 5 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22781712',-1.54000,119.50000,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, Sulawesi, Indonesia',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 Palu, a city with more than 370,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 82 km (51 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(*)RegionCountry82 km (51 mi)NE of epicenterPalu(pop: 373,200)II: Very weakSulawesi TengahIndonesia140 km (87 mi)E of epicenterPoso(pop: 47,500)II: Very weakSulawesi TengahIndonesia144 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterMamuju(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakWest SulawesiIndonesia146 km (90 mi)SE of epicenterMasamba(pop: 38,000)II: Very weakKabupaten Luwu Utara, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia165 km (103 mi)S of epicenterRantepao(pop: 40,400)II: Very weakKabupaten Toraja Utara, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia179 km (111 mi)SE of epicenterPalopo(pop: 190,900)II: Very weakProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia211 km (131 mi)S of epicenterPolewali(pop: 65,800)II: Very weakWest SulawesiIndonesia230 km (143 mi)S of epicenterMajene(pop: 73,900)II: Very weakWest SulawesiIndonesia265 km (164 mi)W of epicenterMuarajawa(pop: 13,200)I: Not feltProvinsi Kalimantan TimurIndonesia276 km (171 mi)S of epicenterParepare(pop: 160,300)I: Not feltProvinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia287 km (178 mi)NW of epicenterSamarinda(pop: 831,500)I: Not feltProvinsi Kalimantan TimurIndonesia288 km (179 mi)W of epicenterLoa Janan(pop: 212,800)I: Not feltKabupaten Kutai Kartanegara, Provinsi Kalimantan TimurIndonesia291 km (181 mi)NW of epicenterBontang(pop: 190,000)I: Not feltProvinsi Kalimantan TimurIndonesia292 km (181 mi)W of epicenterCity of Balikpapan(pop: 700,000)I: Not feltProvinsi Kalimantan TimurIndonesia294 km (183 mi)S of epicenterSengkang(pop: 59,500)I: Not feltKabupaten Wajo, Provinsi Sulawesi SelatanIndonesia297 km (184 mi)E of epicenterBungku(pop: 25,500)I: Not feltMorowali Regency, Sulawesi TengahIndonesia299 km (185 mi)W of epicenterBalikpapan(pop: 695,300)I: Not feltProvinsi Kalimantan TimurIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-03-7EpicenterAgency4.25 km3.1 mi04:15:40SULAWESI, INDONESIAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.15 km3.1 mi04:15:39Sulawesi, Indonesia1.1 km (0.7 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.15 km3.1 mi04:15:39Sulawesi, Indonesia1.1 km (0.7 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 7, 2026 12:15 pm (GMT +8)14 minutes ago4.25 km0 km - This quakeKabupaten Mamuju Utara, West Sulawesi, 82 km SW of Palu, IndonesiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 174 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.61 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 16.5 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 65 quakes per year (or 5.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 158 quakes per year (or 13.2 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 173 quakes per year (or 14.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 10 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 6 weeks after a magnitude 4.4 earthquake had hit on Saturday, Jan 24, 2026, at 05:46 pm (GMT +8 local time) in 99 km (62 mi) distance to the north:Mag. 4.4 earthquake Makassar Strait - Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia - Jan 24, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.4. It had occurred 7 years earlier, on Friday, Sep 28, 2018, at 06:02 pm local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8) in Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia:Mag. 7.4 earthquake Kabupaten Donggala - Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia - Sep 28, 2018 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.9. It had occurred 30 years ago earlier, on Monday, Jan 1, 1996, at 04:05 pm local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8) in Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia:Mag. 7.9 earthquake Makassar Strait - 61 km southwest of Pulau Simatang Island, Indonesia - Jan 1, 1996 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapJan 24, 05:46 pm (GMT +8)4.47 km99 km (62 mi) to the NMakassar Strait, 24 km north of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJun 22, 2025 03:24 am (Makassar)4.110 km79 km (49 mi) to the E 71 km southwest of Poso, Kabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoJun 1, 2025 02:41 am (Makassar)4.723 km58 km (36 mi) to the NEKabupaten Donggala, 24 km southwest of Palu, IndonesiaInfoApr 7, 2025 11:36 am (Makassar)4.65 km97 km (60 mi) to the E 60 km southwest of Poso, Kabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoMar 22, 2025 02:59 am (Makassar)4.06 km26 km (16 mi) to the SWKabupaten Mamuju Utara, West Sulawesi, 108 km southwest of Palu, IndonesiaInfoJan 26, 2025 12:36 pm (Makassar)4.310 km67 km (42 mi) to the EKabupaten Sigi, 73 km south of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoDec 6, 2024 06:17 am (Makassar)4.210 km88 km (55 mi) to the E 56 km southwest of Poso, Kabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoFeb 27, 2023 09:26 am (Makassar)5.539 km84 km (52 mi) to the EKabupaten Poso, 89 km southeast of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 1 reportInfoOct 27, 2020 07:43 pm (Universal Time)5.410 km84 km (52 mi) to the SWMakassar Strait, 240 km southeast of Pulau Muaraulu Island, Indonesia 5 reportsInfoMar 28, 2020 11:43 pm (Makassar)5.710 km80 km (50 mi) to the EKabupaten Sigi, 77 km southwest of Poso, Indonesia 22 reportsInfoSep 28, 2018 09:39 pm (Makassar)5.330 km69 km (43 mi) to the EKabupaten Poso, 77 km south of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 1 reportInfoSep 28, 2018 06:25 pm (Makassar)5.626 km77 km (48 mi) to the NEKabupaten Sigi, 10.6 km southeast of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 9 reportsInfoSep 28, 2018 06:16 pm (Makassar)5.716 km90 km (56 mi) to the NE 12 km east of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoSep 28, 2018 06:02 pm (Makassar)7.410 km152 km (94 mi) to the NKabupaten Donggala, 76 km north of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 35 reportsInfoFeb 8, 2015 11:09 pm (Makassar)5.410 km99 km (62 mi) to the SKabupaten Mamuju Tengah, West Sulawesi, 80 km northwest of Rantepao, IndonesiaInfoAug 18, 2012 05:41 pm (Makassar)6.310 km71 km (44 mi) to the EKabupaten Sigi, 52 km southeast of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoDec 19, 2011 09:23 am (Makassar)5.710 km34 km (21 mi) to the NEKabupaten Donggala, 47 km southwest of Palu, IndonesiaInfoJun 16, 2010 08:53 am (Makassar)5.455 km19 km (12 mi) to the NWKabupaten Mamuju Utara, West Sulawesi, 84 km southwest of Palu, IndonesiaInfoMar 2, 2009 08:03 am (Makassar)5.611 km63 km (39 mi) to the NEKabupaten Sigi, 22 km south of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoJul 10, 2005 07:59 am (Makassar)5.932 km66 km (41 mi) to the NEKabupaten Sigi, 31 km south of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoJan 24, 2005 04:10 am (Makassar)6.311 km61 km (38 mi) to the NEKabupaten Sigi, 33 km south of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoJul 1, 2002 04:11 pm (Makassar)5.343 km81 km (50 mi) to the EKabupaten Sigi, 60 km west of Poso, Kabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoMay 30, 2002 08:45 pm (Makassar)5.333 km27 km (17 mi) to the NEKabupaten Donggala, 58 km south of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoJan 1, 1996 04:05 pm (Makassar)7.924 km257 km (160 mi) to the NMakassar Strait, 61 km southwest of Pulau Simatang Island, IndonesiaInfoJan 3, 1993 12:23 pm (Makassar)5.737 km20 km (13 mi) to the EKabupaten Sigi, 71 km south of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoMar 2, 1985 11:47 pm (Makassar)6.744 km53 km (33 mi) to the SEKabupaten Mamuju Tengah, West Sulawesi, 119 km south of Palu, IndonesiaInfoMar 2, 1985 06:22 am (Makassar)5.933 km74 km (46 mi) to the SKabupaten Mamuju Tengah, West Sulawesi, 94 km northwest of Rantepao, IndonesiaInfoMar 2, 1985 06:21 am (Makassar)5.451 km61 km (38 mi) to the SKabupaten Mamuju Tengah, West Sulawesi, 119 km northwest of Palopo, IndonesiaInfoMar 2, 1985 01:11 am (Makassar)6.417 km63 km (39 mi) to the SKabupaten Mamuju Tengah, West Sulawesi, 102 km north of Rantepao, IndonesiaInfoMar 1, 1985 08:52 pm (Makassar)5.633 km62 km (39 mi) to the SKabupaten Mamuju Tengah, West Sulawesi, 103 km north of Rantepao, IndonesiaInfoFeb 24, 1985 10:26 am (Makassar)6.061 km67 km (42 mi) to the SEKabupaten Mamuju Tengah, West Sulawesi, 101 km north of Rantepao, IndonesiaInfoJan 8, 1984 11:24 pm (Makassar)7.033 km162 km (101 mi) to the SWKabupaten Mamuju Tengah, 18 km southwest of Mamuju, IndonesiaInfoAug 16, 1980 09:30 pm (Makassar)5.533 km99 km (61 mi) to the E 43 km west of Poso, Kabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoJan 10, 1970 08:50 pm (Makassar)5.433 km83 km (52 mi) to the SEKabupaten Luwu Utara, 97 km north of Rantepao, IndonesiaInfoFeb 23, 1969 08:36 am (Makassar)7.015 km196 km (122 mi) to the SKabupaten Polewali Mandar, 38 km north of Majene, IndonesiaInfoAug 15, 1968 06:14 am (Makassar)7.220 km192 km (119 mi) to the NMakassar Strait, 119 km north of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoJun 7, 1968 07:57 pm (Makassar)6.735 km78 km (49 mi) to the SEKabupaten Sigi, 93 km southwest of Poso, IndonesiaInfoMar 20, 1965 12:20 am (Makassar)6.040 km54 km (33 mi) to the SE Sulawesi, IndonesiaInfoApr 29, 1960 05:16 pm (Makassar)7.00 km251 km (156 mi) to the NE 187 km east of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoJun 23, 1941 09:28 am (Universal Time)6.235 km31 km (19 mi) to the NKabupaten Donggala, 55 km southwest of Palu, IndonesiaInfoMay 19, 1938 05:08 pm (Universal Time)7.735 km202 km (126 mi) to the NE Makassar Strait, IndonesiaInfoJul 30, 1932 12:13 pm (Universal Time)5.735 km94 km (58 mi) to the NMakassar Strait, 19 km northwest of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoDec 29, 1925 04:04 pm (Universal Time)6.425 km86 km (53 mi) to the EKabupaten Sigi, 54 km west of Poso, Kabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoJul 30, 1907 08:00 am (Makassar)7.00 km174 km (108 mi) to the EKabupaten Morowali Utara, 73 km southeast of Poso, IndonesiaInfoJul 29, 1907 07:28 pm (Universal Time)6.335 km75 km (46 mi) to the NEKabupaten Sigi, 28 km southeast of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]