M4.9 earthquake 143 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 143 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Jul 28, 1985, 6:40 AM GMT+8 (22:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 121 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-27 22:40:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.448° S, 127.726° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0121 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15032 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.9123 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15028 days ago · 129 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.9151 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15004 days ago · 297 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.2206 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14993 days ago · 143 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.882 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14982 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002h4t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.