M6.4 earthquake near Masamba, South Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia on 1 Mar 1985, 17:11 UTC at a depth of 17 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Masamba, about 90 km away in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.