M4.5 earthquake 78 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 78 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 5, 2026, 2:34 PM GMT+8 (06:34 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 85 km NNE of Luwuk, 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
- 2026-09-05 06:34:53 UTC
- Depth
- 176.1 km (109.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.159° S, 123.187° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.9 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.685 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.3107 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 24 days ago · 155 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.645 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 4 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tehs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.