November 25, 1997 Earthquake: Minahassa Peninsula,gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Minahassa Peninsula,gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia on November 25, 1997 at 12:14:33 UTC, 24 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 25, 1997
- Time
- 12:14:33 UTC
- Place
- Minahassa Peninsula,gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 24 km (15 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.241° N, 122.536° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 16, 2008, Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
- April 18, 1990, Bolaang-Gorontalo, Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
- October 25, 1983, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
- June 20, 1991, Gorontalo, Mamado, Minahassa, Indonesia
- January 22, 1905, Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
- January 29, 1920, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- August 25, 1871, Gorontalo, Indonesia
- December 21, 1939, Kalo,luwuk,sula I, Centrtal Sulawesi, Indonesia
- October 16, 1983, Tolitoli, Minahassa, Celebes, Indonesia
- August 1860, Minahassa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5479.