M4.3 earthquake 219 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 219 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Jun 16, 1985, 12:06 AM GMT+8 (16:06 UTC), 144 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-15 16:06:14 UTC
- Depth
- 143.9 km (89.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.597° S, 128.762° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.4207 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15090 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.2Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 15105 days ago · 170 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.5245 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15107 days ago · 282 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.8288 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15108 days ago · 138 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fvp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.