M4.5 earthquake 19 km E of Baukau, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 19 km E of Baukau, Timor Leste on Fri, May 3, 1985, 12:01 PM GMT+8 (04:01 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 65 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-03 04:01:56 UTC
- Depth
- 97.3 km (60.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.451° S, 126.629° E
- Region
- Timor Leste
- 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002edm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.