M5.0 earthquake 83 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia on Fri, Jul 12, 1985, 3:12 AM GMT+8 (19:12 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 137 km SSE of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-11 19:12:05 UTC
- Depth
- 96.9 km (60.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.255° S, 118.225° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3125 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 15039 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.1137 km SSE of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 15022 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.683 km SSE of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 15002 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gpv. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.