M5.3 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 177 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 18 Mar 2018, 11:35 UTC at a depth of 105 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 95 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.