Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 101 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 101 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 2, 1985, 1:22 PM GMT+8 (05:22 UTC), 29 km (18 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
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-02 05:22:39 UTC
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.054° S, 119.808° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.191 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 6.7112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 5.179 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 5.091 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 5.0Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.897 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.713 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.894 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.593 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 5.192 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 5.991 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 5.496 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.163 km ENE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.987 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.795 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.966 km NW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 5.199 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 6.4101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 5.6102 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15182 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.582 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.789 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15187 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.985 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15187 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 5.082 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15187 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 5.288 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15187 days ago · 56 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 6.0100 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15187 days ago · 61 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 4.679 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cbh. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.