Indonesia · -0.897°, 119.876°

Earthquakes near Palu: recent events and local map

See earthquakes around Palu, with distance, magnitude, depth and a local view of recent seismic activity.

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Local seismic overview

The same city can look very different depending on the radius. These three bands help separate very local activity from the broader seismic context.

Quake Pulse Activity Index

Palu

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index79/100Elevated
Current 30 days1
Historical monthly median0.0
Historical percentileP79
M5+ in 30 days1
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendaround the historical range
Baseline months: 19Last calculation: 2026-09-03 06:17:37How the index works →
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Local context

How this locality compares with the cached 250 km locality catalogue.

Last 30 days5
Last 365 days32
M4.5+ · 30d4
Activity percentileP53
250 km

Local activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

30d5
Monthly reference2.7
Relative activity×1.9
Local percentileP53
Nearest in 30 daysM 4.478.4 km · 79 km NE of Palu, Indonesia
Latest nearby eventM 4.42026-09-20 09:05:23 UTC
Historical maximumM 7.571.3 km · 72 km N of Palu, Indonesia
M4.5+ in 30 days · 250 km0Last 30 days

Earthquakes around Palu

Interactive 3D view of earthquakes within 250 km of Palu.

Palu · 250 kmInteractive 3D view of earthquakes within 250 km of Palu.PaluM 4.4 · 115 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 273.3 kmM 4.4 · 79 km NE of Palu, Indonesia · 78.4 kmM 4.2 · 118 km NE of Palu, Indonesia · 117.5 kmM 4.5 · 35 km E of Poso, Indonesia · 142.8 kmM 5.7 · 132 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 131.5 kmM 4.6 · 120 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 250.7 kmM 4.5 · 117 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 272.9 kmM 5.4 · 196 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 283.9 kmM 4.5 · 94 km ESE of Poso, Indonesia · 205.4 kmM 4.7 · 52 km ESE of Palu, Indonesia · 52.6 kmM 4.5 · 38 km E of Palu, Indonesia · 38.3 kmM 4.8 · 53 km WNW of Poso, Indonesia · 58.8 kmM 4.5 · 33 km ESE of Palu, Indonesia · 32.9 kmM 4.8 · 51 km WNW of Poso, Indonesia · 60.5 kmM 4.8 · 56 km WNW of Poso, Indonesia · 56.7 kmM 5.0 · 44 km ESE of Palu, Indonesia · 44.8 kmM 5.1 · 51 km SE of Palu, Indonesia · 51.9 kmM 4.9 · 45 km ESE of Palu, Indonesia · 45.7 kmM 5.2 · 45 km ESE of Palu, Indonesia · 45.2 kmM 6.7 · 40 km SE of Palu, Indonesia · 41.4 kmM 4.7 · 245 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 245.5 kmM 5.0 · 105 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 234.5 kmM 5.1 · 245 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 244.7 kmM 4.6 · 108 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 281.6 kmM 4.5 · 154 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 249.0 kmM 4.6 · 223 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 222.9 kmM 5.0 · 126 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 275.2 kmM 4.7 · 128 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 260.5 kmM 4.8 · 115 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 275.0 kmM 4.6 · 118 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 275.8 kmM 4.5 · 167 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 254.8 kmM 4.8 · 184 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 184.2 kmM 5.1 · 162 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 319.3 km
Palu250 km33 Recent earthquakes