A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Gorontalo, Kota Gorontalo, Indonesia, was reported only 6 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency monitoring seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 108. km beneath the epicenter on Friday morning, September 25th, 2026, at 11:45 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed the quake at magnitude 4.5.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Gorontalo (pop. 198,500), located 72 km from the epicenter, and Luwuk (pop. 47,800), 99 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 25, 2026 11:45 am (GMT +8) local time (25 Sep 2026 03:45 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Hypocenter depth: 108.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 0.11°S / 123.08°E (Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG