M5.2 earthquake 131 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 131 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 23, 2002, 9:35 AM GMT+8 (01:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-23 01:35:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.129° N, 124.171° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.13 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 199°, dip 50°, rake -5°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 292°, dip 86°, rake -140°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.081 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8836 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.598 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8817 days ago · 150 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8158 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8781 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.5163 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8780 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8kv (also filed as gcmtb072302a, gcmt20020723013550, iscgem3232778). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.