On 28 September 2018, a shallow, large earthquake struck in the neck of the Minahasa Peninsula, Indonesia, with its epicentre located in the mountainous Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi. The magnitude 7.5–7.6 quake was located 70 km (43 mi) away from the provincial capital Palu and was felt as far away as Samarinda on East Kalimantan and also in Tawau, Malaysia. This event was preceded by a sequence of foreshocks, the largest of which was a magnitude 6.1 tremor that occurred earlier that day. Magnitude 7.5 (mww), 20 km deep, 72 km N of Palu, Indonesia — 0.26°S, 119.85°E. September 28, 2018 at 10:02 UTC. Deaths: 4,402 (Wikidata). Felt reports to USGS: 40. Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000h3p4 Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).