M5.3 earthquake 58 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 58 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 11, 2002, 8:26 PM GMT+8 (12:26 UTC), 157 km (98 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 66 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-11 12:26:39 UTC
- Depth
- 157.4 km (97.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.070° N, 123.300° 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
- 173
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.470 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8686 days ago · 201 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.586 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8678 days ago · 171 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.566 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8667 days ago · 136 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.937 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8653 days ago · 293 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkh3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.