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4.5MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

76 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia

USGS

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 76 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 05 Sept 2026, 06:34 UTC. The hypocentre was 202.3 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 4 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
202.3 km

intermediate

Latitude
0.15°S

123.15°E longitude

Time
06:34 UTC

05 Sept 2026

Magnitude
M4.5

mb

EPICENTRE

View the official report

MAGNITUDE 4.5

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.

202.3 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

4 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.9.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.5 earthquake — Gorontalo, Indonesia · Quakewire