M4.6 earthquake 159 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 159 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Jan 15, 1979, 4:23 PM GMT+8 (08:23 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 206 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-15 08:23:39 UTC
- Depth
- 139.0 km (86.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.689° S, 128.183° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2206 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17413 days ago · 156 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.7117 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17411 days ago · 167 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5152 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17380 days ago · 141 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.7231 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17359 days ago · 148 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yek. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.