M5.2 earthquake 206 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 206 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Sep 5, 1985, 11:53 AM GMT+8 (03:53 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-05 03:53:12 UTC
- Depth
- 142.8 km (88.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.364° S, 128.472° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2134 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14963 days ago · 143 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.7265 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14941 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jek (also filed as gcmtb090585a, gcmt19850905035312, iscgem515145). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.