M5.0 earthquake 98 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 98 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 27, 1975, 1:59 AM GMT+8 (17:59 UTC), 157 km (98 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km SSE 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-26 17:59:58 UTC
- Depth
- 157.0 km (97.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.023° S, 123.747° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0000e2x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.