M4.7 earthquake 139 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 139 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, May 22, 1985, 5:53 AM GMT+8 (21:53 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 106 km NNE 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-21 21:53:03 UTC
- Depth
- 76.9 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.412° S, 127.603° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4125 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15092 days ago · 136 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.9106 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15088 days ago · 186 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.4207 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15082 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.665 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15066 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 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 usp0002f28. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.