M4.7 earthquake 95 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 95 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 30, 1982, 10:35 PM GMT+8 (14:35 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 86 km E of Gorontalo, 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-30 14:35:37 UTC
- Depth
- 145.3 km (90.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.122° N, 123.816° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.986 km E of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 16298 days ago · 273 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.848 km E of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 16257 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
- 6.0Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia · 16248 days ago · 187 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jdb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.