Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 87 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 87 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 24, 1985, 7:10 AM GMT+8 (23:10 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 100 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sun, Feb 24, 1985, 7:10 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1985-02-23 23:10:00 UTC
Depth: 49.4 km (30.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.189° S, 119.748° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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5.2Sulawesi, IndonesiaTue, Jan 29, 7:17 AM GMT+8 · 15212 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c66 (also filed as iscgem532851). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.