M5.3 earthquake 65 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 65 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 16, 1975, 6:12 AM GMT+8 (22:12 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 55 km S 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-09-15 22:12:34 UTC
- Depth
- 201.0 km (124.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.049° S, 123.113° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 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 usp0000ctr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.