M4.4 earthquake 98 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 98 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Nov 14, 1985, 1:23 AM GMT+8 (17:23 UTC), 148 km (92 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 94 km ESE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-13 17:23:17 UTC
- Depth
- 148.2 km (92.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.000° S, 127.719° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mrm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.