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M6.2 Earthquake near 165 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-05-03 12:51:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
108.0 km
Source
NNSN

165 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

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M6.2 Earthquake near 165 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 2025-05-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.2 Earthquake near 165 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 2025-05-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.2 earthquake was recorded near 165 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on May 3, 2025 at 12:51 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 108 km. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
8f3d058a3b78d1ce29b7629cd1fd10cfea951604
Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
108.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-03 12:51:43 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
0.50100, 121.57700

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 108 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 108 km
Intermediate
108 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-Toli103.6 kmNW242'783
Samarinda504.9 kmW865'306

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 74 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 317 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 358 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 371 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 378 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 398 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
    69.3 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 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.9
M5.92025-05-03 12:51:45 UTC15.2 kmMinahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi M2.92025-05-10 09:47:00 UTC103.7 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-05-10 12:48:21 UTC69.9 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.12025-05-11 03:12:47 UTC190.9 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.52025-05-12 06:07:42 UTC242.9 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.52025-05-12 15:22:46 UTC77.7 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.62025-05-12 19:01:59 UTC181.2 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.62025-05-12 20:57:17 UTC167.6 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M3.42025-05-12 21:26:44 UTC166.5 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M2.92025-05-13 05:35:56 UTC228.2 kmSULAWESI, INDONESIA M4.42025-05-13 05:41:10 UTC22.4 km173 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia M4.42025-05-13 05:41:10 UTC19.7 kmMINAHASA, SULAWESI, 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#1
Earlier events M≥423
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.42025-03-14 11:13:32 UTC162.3 km228 km N of Palu, Indonesia M5.42025-01-28 14:53:34 UTC43.0 km208 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia M4.92025-03-17 03:19:14 UTC173.0 km69 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia M4.92025-02-20 10:03:58 UTC49.7 km118 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia M4.72025-04-08 04:35:39 UTC249.4 km72 km WNW of Modisi, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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