M4.7 earthquake 152 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 152 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 1, 1985, 2:28 PM GMT+8 (06:28 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 182 km W 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-01 06:28:27 UTC
- Depth
- 69.5 km (43.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.963° N, 121.756° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1182 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15003 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.475 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14950 days ago · 202 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jb2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.