Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 86 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sun, May 12, 1985, 2:46 AM GMT+8 (18:46 UTC), 185 km (115 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 185 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-05-11 18:46:24 UTC
Depth
184.8 km (114.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
0.118° N, 123.723° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9185 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 15108 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.6115 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15106 days ago · 146 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.0148 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15074 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 5.0112 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15074 days ago · 134 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.259 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15065 days ago · 257 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 5.4143 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15129 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.1134 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15135 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002eq3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.