M4.4 earthquake 109 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 109 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 18, 1985, 11:44 PM GMT+8 (15:44 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 75 km SE 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
- 1985-12-18 15:44:02 UTC
- Depth
- 112.5 km (69.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.093° S, 123.820° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.275 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14887 days ago · 161 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.685 km ENE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14866 days ago · 284 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.678 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 14857 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.7182 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14853 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p1x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.