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M5.4 Earthquake near 208 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-01-28 14:53:34 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
99.8 km
Source
USGS

208 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

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M5.4 Earthquake near 208 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 2025-01-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near 208 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 2025-01-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 28, 2025 at 14:53 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near 208 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 100 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
08ad685c77367ef48e6f5ab121c5e9a00fbfc919
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
99.8 km
UTC time
2025-01-28 14:53:34 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
0.49340, 121.19030

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 99.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 99.8 km
Intermediate
99.8 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Toli-Toli73.6 kmNW242'783
Samarinda462.9 kmW865'306

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 360 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 400 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 413 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 420 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 440 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Buol - Pogogul AirportIndonesia · UOL · WAFY
    72.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sultan Bantilan AirportIndonesia · TLI · WAFL
    82.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-15

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥44
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-04

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.62025-01-27 22:41:47 UTC117.1 km163 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia M4.42025-01-04 15:10:11 UTC140.9 km201 km N of Palu, Indonesia M4.32025-01-04 06:55:39 UTC88.9 km125 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia M4.22025-01-12 10:22:39 UTC102.7 km123 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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