M4.5 earthquake 106 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 106 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 14, 2002, 2:10 PM GMT+8 (06:10 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 86 km SW 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-14 06:10:37 UTC
- Depth
- 199.8 km (124.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.198° N, 122.171° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.996 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 8773 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.986 km SW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8744 days ago · 200 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bc70. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.