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M5.4 earthquake 96 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 96 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 2, 1985, 6:21 AM GMT+8 (22:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 91 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (ms), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-01 22:21:45 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.122° S, 119.556° E
Region
Indonesia
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.991 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 5.192 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.593 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.894 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 5.0101 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.191 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 6.7112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 5.179 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 5.091 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15170 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 5.0Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.897 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15161 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.713 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 5.163 km ENE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.987 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.795 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.966 km NW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 5.199 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 6.4101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 5.6102 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.582 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.789 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.985 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 5.082 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 5.288 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 6.0100 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.679 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 5.187 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cb3 (also filed as atlas19850301222147). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.