M5.1 earthquake 92 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 92 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 26, 1973, 4:41 AM GMT+8 (20:41 UTC), 162 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 106 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-25 20:41:41 UTC
- Depth
- 162.0 km (100.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.023° N, 123.714° 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.
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3106 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 19328 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.776 km N of Luwuk, Indonesia · 19325 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.352 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 19312 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.163 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 19296 days ago · 105 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003xp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.