Indonesia earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 143 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 143 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 22, 1985, 5:36 PM GMT+8 (09:36 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-04-22 09:36:54 UTC
Depth
113.0 km (70.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
0.045° N, 124.258° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.386 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15115 days ago · 185 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.9185 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 15113 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.6115 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15111 days ago · 146 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 5.2133 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 15086 days ago · 95 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 5.0148 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15079 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 5.0112 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15079 days ago · 134 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.8151 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.1134 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15140 days ago · 116 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e1a (also filed as iscgem528153). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.