Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 8 km depth29 Apr 13:01 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 29, 2026 12:56:05 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Apr 29, 2026, at 12:56 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.5Depth8 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude1.08°N / 120.75°ETolitoli Regency, Sulawesi Tengah, IndonesiaSeismic antipode1.08°S / 59.25°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoUna Una (169 km / 105 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.5 | about seismic energy5 minutes agoApr 29, 2026 12:56 GMT / Apr 29, 2026 12:56 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 1.08 / 120.75: Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, SulawesiSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22956499',1.08000,120.75000,'5 minutes ago: Mag. 3.5, Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi',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 near the epicenter is Palu, a city with more than 370,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 242 km (150 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry242 km (150 mi)SW of epicenterPalu(pop: 373,200)I: Not feltSulawesi TengahIndonesia264 km (164 mi)E of epicenterGorontalo(pop: 198,500)I: Not feltGorontaloIndonesia275 km (171 mi)S of epicenterPoso(pop: 47,500)I: Not feltSulawesi TengahIndonesia320 km (199 mi)SE of epicenterLuwuk(pop: 47,800): Not feltKabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi TengahIndonesiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-04-29EpicenterAgency3.58 km5 mi12:56:05Minahassa Peninsula, SulawesiBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 110 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 9.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.28 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 14.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 57 quakes per year (or 4.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 109 quakes per year (or 9.1 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 110 quakes per year (or 9.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 13 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake