Moderate magnitude 4.7 quake hits 112 km southeast of Gorontalo, Indonesia in the afternoon

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred in the afternoon on Monday, January 12th, 2026, at 4:39 pm local time near Gorontalo, Kota Gorontalo, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.7 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Gorontalo (pop. 198,500) located 112 km from the epicenter, and Luwuk (pop. 47,800) 114 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 12, 2026 04:39 pm (GMT +8) local time (12 Jan 2026 08:39 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.32°S / 123.59°E (Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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