Indonesia earthquakes

M6.0 earthquake 100 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 100 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 24, 1985, 10:26 AM GMT+8 (02:26 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.0 (mw), strong
Local time: Sun, Feb 24, 1985, 10:26 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1985-02-24 02:26:57 UTC
Depth: 61.1 km (38.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.072° S, 119.785° E
Region: Indonesia
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 6.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c6b (also filed as gcmtb022485b, gcmt19850224022654, iscgem532860). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.