M4.9 earthquake 86 km E of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 86 km E of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Mon, Feb 8, 1982, 9:28 AM GMT+8 (01:28 UTC), 273 km (169 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 Minahasa, Sulawesi, 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-08 01:28:08 UTC
- Depth
- 272.6 km (169.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.665° N, 123.833° 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 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.689 km NE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 16274 days ago · 197 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.848 km E of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 16266 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
- 6.0Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia · 16257 days ago · 187 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jhe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.