Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes near Gorontalo, Indonesia
4.4 quake 29 Apr 7:35 pm (GMT +8)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred only 10 minutes ago 99 km southwest of Gorontalo, Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 32 km beneath the epicenter near Gorontalo, Indonesia, early evening on Friday, April 29th, 2022, at 7:35 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Luwuk (pop. 47,800) located 73 km from the epicenter, and Gorontalo (pop. 144,200) 99 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 29, 2022 7:35 pm (GMT +8) local time (29 Apr 2022 11:35 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 32.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 0.3°S / 122.77°E (Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia)
Primary data source: EMSC
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