Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 102 km northeast of Kendari, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Kendari, Kota Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, was reported only 4 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 17. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026, at 2:25 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kendari (pop. 345,100) located 102 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 1, 2026 02:25 am (GMT +8) local time (30 Jun 2026 18:25 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 17.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 3.73°S / 123.4°E (Morowali Regency, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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