M5.9 earthquake near Gorontalo, Gorontalo

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 120 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 15 Jul 2017, 12:12 UTC at a depth of 113 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 121 km away in Gorontalo, Indonesia.