Earthquake details

Monday, April 21, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, April 21, 1997 at 02:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gorontalo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 136.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.073 and latitude -0.149.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates -0.149, 124.073
UTC time 1997-04-21 02:42:45.220
Location Gorontalo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-04-21

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.1
Gorontalo
Indonesia · 2026-04-17 23:21 UTC
39.6 km
M 4.0
Gorontalo
Indonesia · 2026-03-31 23:51 UTC
178.3 km
M 5.1
Gorontalo
Indonesia · 2026-01-21 22:44 UTC
155.4 km
M 4.2
Gorontalo
Indonesia · 2026-01-06 07:25 UTC
147.4 km
M 4.5
Gorontalo
Indonesia · 2025-12-30 20:55 UTC
164.0 km
M 4.7
Gorontalo
Indonesia · 2025-12-25 17:01 UTC
86.0 km
M 4.3
Gorontalo
Indonesia · 2025-12-17 06:42 UTC
60.3 km
M 4.1
Gorontalo
Indonesia · 2025-12-09 15:20 UTC
199.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.