Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 17 km SSW of Rangkasbitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Rangkasbitung, Indonesia on Fri, Mar 22, 1985, 7:38 PM GMT+7 (12:38 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 50 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-22 12:38:03 UTC
Depth
114.5 km (71.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.500° S, 106.181° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.450 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 15159 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.151 km NNW of Labuan, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d40. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.