Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 79 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 79 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 1:28 PM GMT+8 (05:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 86 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-05 05:28:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.269° S, 119.731° 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 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.091 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 5.0Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.897 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15162 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.713 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 6.7112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 5.191 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 5.0101 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.894 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.593 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 5.192 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 5.991 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 5.496 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 5.163 km ENE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.987 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.795 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.966 km NW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 5.199 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 6.4101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 5.6102 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.582 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.789 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 4.985 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15186 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 5.082 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15187 days ago · 43 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cf7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC.