M4.4 earthquake 270 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 270 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, May 15, 1985, 12:18 PM GMT+8 (04:18 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 288 km ENE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-15 04:18:39 UTC
- Depth
- 119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.122° S, 129.011° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8288 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15101 days ago · 138 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.0Banda Sea · 15099 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.5245 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15099 days ago · 282 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.2Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 15098 days ago · 170 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.4207 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15083 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.3219 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15074 days ago · 144 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.8Banda Sea · 15066 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.9Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15059 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.4186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15053 days ago · 176 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002euy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.