M4.9 earthquake 86 km SW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 86 km SW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Thu, Oct 24, 2002, 10:39 AM GMT+8 (02:39 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 58 km SSE 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-24 02:39:34 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.014° S, 122.506° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.799 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8699 days ago · 195 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.358 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8696 days ago · 157 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.470 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8686 days ago · 201 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bf5s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.