M5.1 earthquake near Gorontalo, Gorontalo

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 109 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 10 Jul 2018, 15:33 UTC at a depth of 197 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 Gorontalo, about 110 km away in Gorontalo, Indonesia.