M4.7 earthquake 169 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 169 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Wed, Jun 5, 2002, 8:13 AM GMT+8 (00:13 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 131 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-05 00:13:47 UTC
- Depth
- 76.6 km (47.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.182° S, 124.411° 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
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.687 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8868 days ago · 226 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.7176 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 8847 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.2131 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8837 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.081 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8837 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.5168 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8829 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5hx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.