International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1550351
Event time 2026-01-14 16:37:32 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-14 08:37:32 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-14 16:42:26 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.7
Depth 4 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area Central Sulawesi
Nearest settlement Poso
Distance 7 km
Course NNW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Gulf of Tomini



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Poso (3,69 km)
Nearest airports
Kasiguncu Airport (11,67 km), Wuasa Airport (46,98 km), Tentena Airport (73,09 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.