M5.1 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 168 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 26 Oct 2020, 08:26 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 98 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.