M6.0 earthquake 124 km NNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 124 km NNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 12, 1943, 10:31 AM GMT+9 (01:31 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1943-09-12 01:31:04 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.508° N, 122.491° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.47
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem899997. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC.