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4.6MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

45 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia

USGS

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 45 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia on 01 Oct 2026, 01:31 UTC. The hypocentre was 116.4 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 4 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
116.4 km

intermediate

Latitude
0.86°S

123.18°E longitude

Time
01:31 UTC

01 Oct 2026

Magnitude
M4.6

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.6

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.

116.4 KM DEEP

At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

4 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.7.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.6 earthquake — Luwuk, Indonesia · Quakewire