International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584599
Event time 2026-02-28 07:54:39 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 23:54:39 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 08:00:21 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.6
Depth 75 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Medium deep
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 Luwuk
Distance 86 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
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.