M4.2 earthquake 59 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 59 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Wed, Jun 26, 1985, 6:16 AM GMT+8 (22:16 UTC), 257 km (159 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 125 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-25 22:16:15 UTC
- Depth
- 256.6 km (159.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.389° N, 123.580° 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
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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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.348 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15056 days ago · 256 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.1125 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15035 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.265 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15034 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g5f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.