M4.9 earthquake 185 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 185 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia on Mon, May 13, 1985, 7:31 PM GMT+8 (11:31 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 133 km S of Tomohon, 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
- 1985-05-13 11:31:10 UTC
- Depth
- 71.4 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.335° S, 124.492° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6115 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15105 days ago · 146 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.2133 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 15080 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.0148 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15073 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.0112 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15073 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.8163 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 15065 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2136 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 15055 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 4.386 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15109 days ago · 185 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.4143 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15128 days ago · 113 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.8151 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 15128 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.1134 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15133 days ago · 116 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002esc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.