M5.4 earthquake 80 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 80 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 16, 1975, 12:04 AM GMT+8 (16:04 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 59 km WNW 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
- 5.4 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-03-15 16:04:49 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.943° N, 122.461° 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
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 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 usp0000a8d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.