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M4.8 earthquake 97 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 97 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 21, 1985, 12:20 PM GMT+8 (04:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-03-21 04:20:33 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.106° 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 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.713 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 5.0Sulawesi, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 5.286 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 5.091 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15177 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 5.179 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 6.7112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 5.191 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 5.0101 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.894 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.593 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 5.192 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 5.991 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 5.496 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 5.163 km ENE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.987 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.795 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.966 km NW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 5.199 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 6.4101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 5.6102 km NE of Mamuju, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.582 km SSW of Poso, Indonesia · 15185 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d32. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.