M4.8 earthquake 49 km W of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 49 km W of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste on Sun, Jul 14, 1985, 12:38 AM GMT+8 (16:38 UTC), 109 km (68 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-13 16:38:33 UTC
- Depth
- 109.2 km (67.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.132° S, 123.934° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.120 km WSW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 15051 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.1Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia · 15062 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.433 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 15066 days ago · 117 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.896 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 15072 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002grp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.