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M2.5 Earthquake near Gorontalo (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2026-02-23 16:37:45 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On February 23, 2026 at 16:37 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near Gorontalo (Indonesia). At roughly 338 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 28 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
b732930295a52f83b79999869990cf1b099c433d
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
338.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-23 16:37:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
State
Gorontalo
City
Gorontalo
Source
emsc
Coordinates
0.42000, 122.53000
Temperature
24.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 338 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 338 km
Deep
338 km
338 km — deeper than the regional average (43.6 km)
Regional average: 43.6 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 213 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 257 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 273 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 280 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 301 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

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

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Gorontalo

Context for this earthquake

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 238 Catalogue entries

Of 237 other entries for this area and period, 191 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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