M4.7 earthquake 113 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 113 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 20, 1976, 10:11 PM GMT+8 (14:11 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 86 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-20 14:11:52 UTC
- Depth
- 78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.948° N, 122.124° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fhs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.