Earthquake — Indonesia: Sulawesi: Poso

When

16 Aug 2025

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

5.8

Where

Indonesia

Coordinates

1.28° S, 120.73° E

Deaths

2

Injuries

44

Houses destroyed

82

Depth km

8

Earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia

On 17 August 2025, at 06:38:52 WITA, a Mww 5.8 earthquake struck the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi about 12 km (7.5 mi) north northwest of the town of Poso. The earthquake killed two people and injured at least 44 others, collapsed a church, damaged homes and buildings and triggered a minor tsunami in Poso Regency.

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