M4.4 earthquake 40 km ENE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 40 km ENE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 21, 1985, 2:37 AM GMT+8 (18:37 UTC), 279 km (173 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 77 km NNW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-20 18:37:12 UTC
- Depth
- 278.6 km (173.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.624° N, 123.417° 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 1.5 and up: 3 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 usp0002c2e. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.