Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 12, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 12, 1985 at 06:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masamba (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 77.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.763 and latitude -2.150.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-2.150, 119.763
UTC time	1985-03-12 06:22:45.240

Location	Rantepao
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-03-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Masamba	77.2 km
Rantepao	92.5 km
Palopo	105.5 km
Poso	138.4 km
Palu	138.7 km
Polewali	150.2 km
Majene	178.1 km
Parepare	208.0 km
Sengkang	222.2 km
Watampone	273.2 km
Maros	318.6 km
Sinjai	335.5 km

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