M5.0 earthquake 81 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 81 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Wed, May 22, 2024, 1:49 PM GMT+8 (05:49 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-05-22 05:49:12 UTC
- Depth
- 127.9 km (79.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.127° N, 123.675° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.071 · 19 stations |
| 5.0 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Confirmed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 5.0 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 189°, dip 33°, rake 41°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 63°, dip 69°, rake 116°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.4 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 13°
- Stations used
- 131
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.477 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 865 days ago · 99 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.569 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 856 days ago · 138 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.450 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 850 days ago · 176 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.380 km S of Modisi, Indonesia · 842 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.173 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 833 days ago · 143 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.280 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 831 days ago · 99 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.186 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 830 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.780 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 830 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.678 km SW of Modisi, Indonesia · 815 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n07e (also filed as usauto6000n07e). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.