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M6.1 Earthquake near 109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-07-23 20:50:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
145.0 km
Source
NNSN

109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

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M6.1 Earthquake near 109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 2025-07-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.1 Earthquake near 109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 2025-07-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 23, 2025 at 20:50 UTC, a magnitude M6.1 earthquake occurred near 109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia. At around 145 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
2521b1de0eb88d83973c0699105749b18c458b7a
Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
145.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-23 20:50:43 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
0.44400, 122.08600

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 145 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 145 km
Intermediate
145 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
Gorontalo109.1 kmE205'390
Samarinda559.1 kmW865'306

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 262 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 304 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 319 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 325 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 346 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Jalaluddin AirportIndonesia · GTO · WAMG
    87.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours4
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM6.3
M6.32025-07-23 20:50:44 UTC0.0 km109 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia M6.32025-07-23 20:50:44 UTC4.3 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi M3.52025-07-23 21:17:02 UTC190.5 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-07-23 21:36:28 UTC33.2 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.82025-07-25 02:45:28 UTC93.0 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-07-25 10:05:34 UTC158.9 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.62025-07-25 12:04:11 UTC34.0 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.62025-07-25 23:23:34 UTC106.7 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.92025-07-26 02:49:11 UTC151.4 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.92025-07-27 01:33:12 UTC177.3 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M4.32025-07-27 03:21:44 UTC103.2 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.12025-07-27 12:51:28 UTC178.9 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA

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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥462
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-01-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-07-14 05:50:43 UTC206.7 km M6.22025-05-03 12:51:43 UTC57.0 km165 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia M5.92025-05-03 12:51:45 UTC41.9 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi M5.42025-03-14 11:13:32 UTC216.9 km228 km N of Palu, Indonesia M5.42025-01-28 14:53:34 UTC99.7 km208 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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