Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - 78 km south of Gorontalo, Indonesia, on Friday, Dec 2, 2022 at 4:55 pm (GMT +8) -

An intermediate to deep magnitude 5.0 earthquake was reported in the afternoon near Gorontalo, Indonesia.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Friday, December 2nd, 2022, at 4:55 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 155.2 km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. 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.
A second report was later issued by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.0, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.0, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.0.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Gorontalo (pop. 144,200) located 66 km from the epicenter, and Luwuk (pop. 47,800) 114 km away.
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