M4.6 earthquake 115 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 115 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Wed, May 15, 1985, 10:50 AM GMT+8 (02:50 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 133 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-15 02:50:51 UTC
- Depth
- 145.7 km (90.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.143° S, 123.855° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2133 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 15080 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0148 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15073 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.0112 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15073 days ago · 134 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.259 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15064 days ago · 257 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.348 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15046 days ago · 256 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 4.9185 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 15107 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.386 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15109 days ago · 185 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.4143 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15128 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.1134 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15134 days ago · 116 km deep · 19 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002euu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.