M4.7 earthquake 95 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 95 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 26, 1985, 5:05 AM GMT+7 (22:05 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-25 22:05:27 UTC
- Depth
- 87.2 km (54.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.752° N, 98.688° 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 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j56. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.