M4.8 earthquake 100 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 100 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 11, 1985, 11:02 PM GMT+8 (15:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 98 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-11 15:02:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.195° N, 122.436° 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
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- 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 1.8 and up: 1 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 usp0002ns5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.