M4.0 earthquake 81 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 81 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 23, 2002, 12:21 PM GMT+8 (04:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 87 km S 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-23 04:21:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.021° N, 123.581° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 7
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
- 4.485 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8837 days ago · 145 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.887 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8834 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.598 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8817 days ago · 150 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.480 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 8777 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8m9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.