A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Gorontalo in Indonesia. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 123.5768 East, latitude -0.0097 South, depth = 131.1 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:42:26 / 6:42 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rvf8. Id of event: us6000rvf8. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 131.1 km (81 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/25 / 2025-12-17 06:42:26 / December 17, 2025 @ 6:42 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gorontalo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 83 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
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