1990 Gorontalo earthquake

The epicentre was placed 75 km north northwest of Gorontalo, off Sulawesi, on 18 April. Several houses and other buildings were damaged.

Origin time (UTC)

1990-04-18T13:39

Magnitude

7.8

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

25.7

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000482z

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: indonesia, sulawesi, gorontalo, 1990s

Coordinates: 1.186, 122.857

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Indonesia from 1950 to 1999

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