M4.8 earthquake 170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Sep 26, 1978, 2:18 AM GMT+8 (18:18 UTC), 159 km (99 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 212 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-25 18:18:59 UTC
- Depth
- 159.0 km (98.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.730° S, 128.328° 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.
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wqv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.