M4.4 earthquake 105 km SW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 105 km SW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Mon, May 25, 1981, 6:12 PM GMT+8 (10:12 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 155 km W 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-25 10:12:10 UTC
- Depth
- 157.7 km (98.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.058° S, 122.321° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp0001dv4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.