M4.3 earthquake 178 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 178 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 23, 1982, 5:28 AM GMT+8 (21:28 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 153 km S of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-22 21:28:47 UTC
- Depth
- 86.1 km (53.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.303° S, 124.429° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.795 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 16317 days ago · 145 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.1153 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 16280 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j7j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.