Just 5 minutes ago, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded early on Saturday morning, November 7, 2026, at 3:07 a.m. local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface.The event was reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Palu (pop. 390,000), located 46 km from the epicenter, and Poso (pop. 47,500), 66 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more firsthand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 7, 2026 03:07 a.m. (GMT +8) local time (6 Nov 2026 19:07 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 1.13°S / 120.22°E (Kabupaten Sigi, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG