M4.9 earthquake 213 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 213 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Feb 18, 1985, 12:21 PM GMT+8 (04:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 211 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-18 04:21:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.347° S, 128.537° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15187 days ago · 194 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.4295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15175 days ago · 174 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.7245 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15172 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0268 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15149 days ago · 155 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c02. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.