M4.6 earthquake 87 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 87 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Jun 22, 2002, 4:28 PM GMT+8 (08:28 UTC), 226 km (140 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 131 km ESE 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-22 08:28:19 UTC
- Depth
- 225.6 km (140.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.342° N, 123.824° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7176 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 8847 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.2131 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8837 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.081 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8837 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.887 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8834 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.598 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8817 days ago · 150 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6q2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.