M5.0 earthquake 253 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 253 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Feb 2, 1985, 11:51 PM GMT+8 (15:51 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-02 15:51:53 UTC
- Depth
- 132.9 km (82.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.607° S, 129.109° 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 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9213 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15200 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.4211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15195 days ago · 194 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.4295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15184 days ago · 174 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 15184 days ago · 192 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7245 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15181 days ago · 87 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.0268 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15158 days ago · 155 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bjt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.