A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Gorontalo in Indonesia on Sunday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:02:31 / 8:02 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/07/25 / 2025-07-20 08:02:31 / July 20, 2025 @ 8:02 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qdzp. Id of event: us7000qdzp. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 137.708 km, 123.6537° East, 0.0045° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 137.708 km (86 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 89 km (55 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 88 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
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