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4.9MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

98 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

USGS

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 98 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 03 Sept 2026, 21:05 UTC. The hypocentre was 111.2 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 6 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
111.2 km

intermediate

Latitude
0.53°N

122.18°E longitude

Time
21:05 UTC

03 Sept 2026

Magnitude
M4.9

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.9

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 710 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 338 tonnes of TNT.

111.2 KM DEEP

At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

6 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.9 earthquake — Gorontalo, Indonesia · Quakewire