Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.3 earthquake in Indonesia near Gorontalo, Kota Gorontalo, just 4 minutes ago. The earthquake struck late at night on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026, at 11:37 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 99. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Gorontalo (pop. 198,500), located 93 km from the epicenter, and Luwuk (pop. 47,800), 99 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 3, 2026 11:37 pm (GMT +8) local time (3 Nov 2026 15:37 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Hypocenter depth: 99.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 0.25°S / 123.34°E (Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG