M5.7 Earthquake — 29 km NW of Pohuwato, Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was recorded 29 km NW of Pohuwato, Gorontalo, Indonesia on Oct 11, 2026, 9:34:53 PM (2026-10-11T21:34:53.000Z). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76.0 km with coordinates 0.6400, 121.7500.

Measured data

Magnitude: M5.7 ()
Exact location: 29 km NW of Pohuwato, Gorontalo, Indonesia
Country / region: Indonesia
Date and time: Oct 11, 2026, 9:34:53 PM (2026-10-11T21:34:53.000Z)
Depth: 76.0 km (intermediate-depth)
Coordinates: 0.6400 latitude, 121.7500 longitude
USGS significance score: 500
Status: reviewed-by-source

Earthquake data at a glance

M5.7 · 76.0 km deep · 693 km NNE of Makassar, Indonesia

Magnitude 5.7 was reported for this earthquake.

Reported depth: 76.0 km (intermediate, 70–300 km).

The epicentre was 693 km NNE of Makassar, Indonesia.

USGS significance score: 500. USGS calculates this number from magnitude, maximum intensity, felt reports and estimated impact; it is not a risk rating.

No felt reports or intensity data have been published for this event.

General information: magnitude measures the energy released at the source on a logarithmic scale — each whole number is roughly 32 times more energy. Depth is how far below the surface the rupture began. Whether an earthquake is felt, and how strongly, depends on many factors and is best shown by felt reports and intensity data.

Regional background: Indonesia

General information about earthquakes in this region. It is not a measurement or assessment of this earthquake.

Indonesia sits where the Indo-Australian, Eurasian (Sunda), Pacific and Philippine Sea plates converge. West of Sumatra and south of Java, the Indo-Australian plate subducts beneath the Sunda plate along the Sunda Trench, producing large megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis.

Depths vary widely. Megathrust and crustal events are usually shallower than about 50 km, but the subducting plate reaches more than 600 km beneath the Java Sea, the Flores Sea and the Banda Sea, so very deep earthquakes are common in this region. Deep events are felt more weakly but over a wider area.

Official monitoring: BMKG (Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika).

Location

The epicentre was located at 0.6400 latitude and 121.7500 longitude, 29 km NW of Pohuwato, Gorontalo, Indonesia. The earthquake was intermediate-depth at 76.0 km depth.

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Data Source

Measurements on this page are published by BMKG: official BMKG event page. Earthquake Trackers combines reports from the USGS, GeoNet, BMKG and the British Geological Survey (BGS).

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