M4.7 earthquake 99 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 99 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 8, 2002, 1:04 AM GMT+8 (17:04 UTC), 195 km (121 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-07 17:04:15 UTC
- Depth
- 194.8 km (121.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.248° N, 122.217° 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
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk9e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.