M4.5 earthquake 38 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 38 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Thu, Oct 8, 1981, 8:40 AM GMT+8 (00:40 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 107 km WSW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-08 00:40:00 UTC
- Depth
- 131.0 km (81.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.502° N, 122.717° 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.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gbf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.