Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 91 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 91 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 6, 1985, 9:06 AM GMT+8 (01:06 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
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-03-06 01:06:18 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.164° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15169 days ago · 48 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 5.0Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15169 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.897 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15160 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.713 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 5.179 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 6.7112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 5.191 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 5.0101 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.894 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.593 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 5.192 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 5.991 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 5.496 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 5.163 km ENE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.987 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.795 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.966 km NW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 5.199 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 6.4101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 5.6102 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.582 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.789 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 4.985 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cgk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.