# Earthquake and Fire Updates

- Place: Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (-3.12, 123.08)
- Published: 2026-11-08T00:49:04.141Z · expires 2026-11-15T00:49:04.141Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/934
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Central Sulawesi on Friday, triggered by the Palolo Fault, per voi.id.

The quake occurred near Sigi region and was felt in nearby areas including Palu, according to voi.id reports.

Meanwhile, forest fires continue to rage across Central Sulawesi despite recent rainfall, en.tempo.co notes.

## Sources

- [Central Sulawesi Sigi Earthquake, Magnitude 4.9 Triggered by Palolo Fault](https://voi.id/en/amp/601600) · voi.id · 2026-11-07
- [Rain Fails to Fully Extinguish Forest Fires in Central Sulawesi](https://en.tempo.co/read/2122938/rain-fails-to-fully-extinguish-forest-fires-in-central-sulawesi) · en.tempo.co · 2026-11-03
- [Indonesia to Present Forest Fire Control Measures at COP31](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxNQ0Y2a2JHRG5mMjFuNVBtbU13a0M2Y3dITE1WWHMtTXpnT2tOX1BjZ0JKNFNKd0RIT0RkR3hibUxJaW5Mcl9ZYkJOXzYzY21IUGE2ZXRDUG1rbVFvVTMyNURsMEY0NW44bWZmd0NMYjNPN3hNQ2VZN3FTb25KellxQWd3cHJCTU1WWGM1RzI0WlplcmdXRWc?oc=5) · en.tempo.co · 2026-11-04

## Open data shown on the globe

- M4.8 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 10 km deep · 1 d ago · 12 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-10.1,114.1&extent=3.9,132.1&range=week