LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
115 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 115 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 20 Sept 2026, 09:05 UTC. The hypocentre was 197.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 8 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 197.1 km
- Latitude
- 0.14°N
- Time
- 09:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.4
intermediate
122.10°E longitude
20 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.4
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.
197.1 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
8 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.9.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
20 Sept 2026, 09:17 UTC · 104.3 km deep
20 Sept 2026, 08:47 UTC · 10 km deep
20 Sept 2026, 07:28 UTC · 68.8 km deep
20 Sept 2026, 06:47 UTC · 10 km deep