M4.9 earthquake 66 km NW of Rantepao, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 66 km NW of Rantepao, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 2, 1985, 3:31 AM GMT+8 (19:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 63 km ENE of Mamuju, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-01 19:31:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.483° S, 119.544° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.795 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.987 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.163 km ENE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.496 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.991 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.192 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.593 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.894 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.0101 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.191 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
- 6.7112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.179 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.091 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15169 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.0Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.897 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15160 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.713 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 5.199 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 6.4101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.6102 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.789 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.985 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.082 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.288 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
- 6.0100 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.679 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.187 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002caw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.