M5.0 earthquake 148 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 148 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia on Sun, Jun 16, 1985, 5:16 PM GMT+8 (09:16 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 125 km ESE of Gorontalo, 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
- 1985-06-16 09:16:30 UTC
- Depth
- 63.8 km (39.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.672° S, 124.094° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fwc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.