According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.8 magnitude quake occurred near Poso Saturday morning.

The tremor shook the region at 22:38 UTC (06:38 local time). It occurred at a depth of 8 km with the epicenter situated about 12 km north-northwest of Poso.

Did you feel it?

If you experienced the earthquake, you can share your observations using the USGS Felt Report form. So far, the agency has collected 28 online responses from individuals indicating that they experienced the quake. The USGS DYFI report indicates that several people in and around the Poso area felt severe to violent shaking during the tremor.

Impact and estimated losses

Yellow alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. Some casualties and damage are possible and the impact should be relatively localized. Past yellow alerts have required a local or regional level response. Estimated economic losses are less than 1% of GDP of Indonesia.

Structure information summary
Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick with concrete floor and precast concrete frame with wall construction.

Last week’s quake

Over the last week, there was one quake of magnitude 4.6 centered in the area, which was detected close to Masamba one days earlier.

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey