M4.4 earthquake 248 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 248 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Dec 23, 1985, 5:22 AM GMT+8 (21:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-22 21:22:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.968° S, 128.622° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.6272 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14874 days ago · 173 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.1Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14864 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p8v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.