M4.8 earthquake 51 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 51 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 23, 1982, 3:19 AM GMT+8 (19:19 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 74 km SSE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-22 19:19:17 UTC
- Depth
- 78.5 km (48.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.439° N, 122.614° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.885 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 16184 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.074 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 16172 days ago · 178 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kw8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.