M4.7 earthquake 231 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 231 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Mar 15, 1979, 2:33 AM GMT+8 (18:33 UTC), 148 km (92 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 214 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-14 18:33:55 UTC
- Depth
- 148.0 km (92.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.510° S, 128.838° 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 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3214 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17348 days ago · 152 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.8145 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17339 days ago · 204 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 17332 days ago · 145 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.8271 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17325 days ago · 89 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.3278 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17321 days ago · 263 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 17320 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.0Banda Sea · 17301 days ago · 183 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000zca. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.