What the records say
- When
- 16 Aug 2025
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 1.28° S, 120.73° E
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 44
- Houses destroyed
- 82
- Max water height m
- 0.02
- Source quake magnitude
- 5.8
- Runups
- 1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2025 Sulawesi earthquake
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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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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