M3.9 earthquake 151 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 151 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Aug 25, 1985, 2:10 PM GMT+8 (06:10 UTC), 297 km (185 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 206 km NE 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-25 06:10:07 UTC
- Depth
- 297.2 km (184.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.365° S, 127.734° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2206 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14992 days ago · 143 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.882 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14981 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.2134 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14955 days ago · 143 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j4a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.