M5.4 earthquake 211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Feb 22, 1985, 11:48 PM GMT+8 (15:48 UTC), 194 km (120 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-22 15:48:04 UTC
- Depth
- 193.6 km (120.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.345° S, 128.507° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15175 days ago · 174 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7245 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15172 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.0268 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15149 days ago · 155 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c4s (also filed as gcmtb022285b, gcmt19850222154802, iscgem532756). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.