M5.5 earthquake 81 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 81 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 19, 1987, 6:14 PM GMT+8 (10:14 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-19 10:14:45 UTC
- Depth
- 156.1 km (97.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.184° S, 122.900° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.987 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14138 days ago · 188 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.784 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 14133 days ago · 120 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.6103 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 14125 days ago · 238 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.086 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14100 days ago · 162 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bdp (also filed as gcmtb121987b, gcmt19871219101446, iscgem451075). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.