M5.3 earthquake 153 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 153 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste on Thu, Feb 21, 1985, 5:20 AM GMT+8 (21:20 UTC), 468 km (291 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
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-20 21:20:55 UTC
- Depth
- 467.9 km (290.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 7.433° S, 124.475° 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 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8184 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 15169 days ago · 279 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.7121 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 15164 days ago · 181 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.2166 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 15137 days ago · 577 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002c2h (also filed as gcmtb022085a, gcmt19850220212055, iscgem532622). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.