M4.4 earthquake 70 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 70 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 21, 2002, 1:38 PM GMT+8 (05:38 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-21 05:38:53 UTC
- Depth
- 201.1 km (125.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.364° N, 122.456° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm34. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.