M7.8 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck 160 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 22 Jan 1905, 02:43 UTC at a depth of 90 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. 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 101 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.