M5.1 earthquake 117 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 117 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 2, 2002, 4:04 PM GMT+8 (08:04 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-02 08:04:32 UTC
- Depth
- 195.9 km (121.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.309° N, 122.032° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.06 | 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
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 337°, dip 44°, rake 72°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 181°, dip 48°, rake 106°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 114
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5109 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8789 days ago · 183 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.5106 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8784 days ago · 200 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.996 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 8773 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b95p (also filed as gcmtb080202b, gcmt20020802080433, iscgem3238344). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.