M5.4 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 208 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 28 Jan 2025, 14:53 UTC at a depth of 100 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Toli-Toli, about 73 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.