Earthquake details

Sunday, February 24, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, February 24, 1985 at 04:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masamba (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 76.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.712 and latitude -2.252.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	42.7 km
Coordinates	-2.252, 119.712
UTC time	1985-02-24 04:09:54.820

Location	Palopo
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Masamba	76.3 km
Rantepao	82.6 km
Palopo	98.5 km
Polewali	137.6 km
Poso	149.9 km
Palu	150.6 km
Majene	165.4 km
Parepare	196.3 km
Sengkang	211.8 km
Watampone	263.6 km
Maros	307.0 km
Makassar	323.9 km

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