M4.1 earthquake 134 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 134 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 17, 1985, 3:49 AM GMT+8 (19:49 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 143 km ESE 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-16 19:49:17 UTC
- Depth
- 115.9 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.247° S, 123.987° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4143 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15132 days ago · 113 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.386 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15113 days ago · 185 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9185 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 15111 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6115 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15110 days ago · 146 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.2133 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 15084 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dvs. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.