Indonesia earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 88 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 88 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 24, 1985, 10:40 AM GMT+8 (02:40 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-02-24 02:40:53 UTC
Depth
55.9 km (34.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.180° S, 119.765° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.082 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15189 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.985 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15189 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15189 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.789 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15188 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.582 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 5.6102 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 6.4101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 5.199 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.966 km NW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.795 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.987 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 5.163 km ENE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 5.496 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 5.991 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 5.192 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.593 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.894 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 5.0101 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15183 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 5.191 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15183 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 6.7112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15183 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 5.179 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 5.091 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15173 days ago · 48 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 5.0Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15173 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 4.897 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 4.713 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15143 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 6.0100 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15189 days ago · 61 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.679 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15189 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.187 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15190 days ago · 49 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 5.2Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15216 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c6c. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.