86 km S of Gorontalo City

4 days ago

BMKGFELT

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 86 km S of Gorontalo City on 03 Nov 2026, 15:37 UTC. The hypocentre was 87 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. Shaking was reported in Gorontalo Regency, Bone Bolango Regency, Gorontalo Utara Regency, Gorontalo City, Banggai Regency and Banggai Kepulauan Regency. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 87 km
Latitude: 0.20°S
Time: 15:37 UTC
Magnitude: M4.8

REPORTED SHAKING (MMI SCALE)

IIIGorontalo Regency, II - III Bone Bolango Regency, II - III Gorontalo Utara Regency, II - III Gorontalo City, II - III Banggai Regency, II - III Banggai Kepulauan Regencyweak shaking

EPICENTRE

SEA

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MAGNITUDE 4.8

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 500 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 239 tonnes of TNT.

87 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.