An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred around noon on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026, at 1:50 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 an intermediate depth of 136. 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 the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake 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 86 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become 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: Jul 2, 2026 05:50 am (Universal Time) local time (2 Jul 2026 05:50 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Depth: 136.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 0.26°N / 122.36°E (Boalemo Regency, Gorontalo, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG