M4.5 earthquake 86 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 86 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 29, 2002, 6:59 AM GMT+8 (22:59 UTC), 171 km (106 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 66 km SE 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
- 2002-12-28 22:59:46 UTC
- Depth
- 171.1 km (106.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.065° N, 123.678° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.566 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8668 days ago · 136 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.937 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8654 days ago · 293 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.8140 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 8622 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmma. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.