M4.7 earthquake 265 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 265 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Nov 4, 1985, 5:13 AM GMT+8 (21:13 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 296 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-03 21:13:36 UTC
- Depth
- 124.1 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.596° S, 129.222° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2296 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14925 days ago · 160 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.4239 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14909 days ago · 189 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.9Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 14900 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.4248 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14883 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.6272 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14874 days ago · 173 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mek. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.