M5.5 earthquake 94 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 94 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 3, 1964, 8:43 PM GMT+8 (12:43 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 164 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-11-03 12:43:05 UTC
- Depth
- 145.7 km (90.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.047° N, 123.755° 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
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem862437. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.