M4.4 earthquake 186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Jul 6, 1985, 3:08 PM GMT+8 (07:08 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 143 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-06 07:08:01 UTC
- Depth
- 175.7 km (109.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.509° S, 128.356° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9143 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15032 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.0121 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15032 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.9123 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15028 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.9151 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15004 days ago · 297 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ggj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.