Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 79 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 79 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 24, 1985, 9:26 AM GMT+8 (01:26 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-02-24 01:26:57 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.254° S, 119.925° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.0100 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.288 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.082 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.985 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.789 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.582 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 5.6102 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 6.4101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 5.199 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.966 km NW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.795 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.987 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 5.163 km ENE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 5.496 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 5.991 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 5.192 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 4.593 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.894 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 5.0101 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 5.191 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 6.7112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 5.179 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 5.091 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15169 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 5.0Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.897 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15160 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 4.713 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 5.187 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 5.2Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15211 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c67. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.