M5.0 earthquake 112 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 112 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sun, Jun 16, 1985, 8:35 PM GMT+8 (12:35 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 125 km ESE 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
- 1985-06-16 12:35:03 UTC
- Depth
- 133.6 km (83.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.148° S, 123.805° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.259 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15064 days ago · 257 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.348 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15046 days ago · 256 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.1125 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15024 days ago · 104 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.265 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15024 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fwr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.