M5.3 earthquake 166 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 166 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Apr 30, 1985, 8:43 AM GMT+8 (00:43 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 207 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-30 00:43:21 UTC
- Depth
- 179.3 km (111.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.461° S, 128.070° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5245 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15106 days ago · 282 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7139 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15106 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.2Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 15105 days ago · 170 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.4125 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15099 days ago · 136 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.9106 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15095 days ago · 186 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.4207 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15090 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.3219 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15081 days ago · 144 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e9z. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.