M4.6 earthquake 183 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 183 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Aug 18, 1979, 8:55 PM GMT+8 (12:55 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 166 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
- 1979-08-18 12:55:25 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.585° S, 128.377° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7166 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17169 days ago · 144 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.8258 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17164 days ago · 241 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.6188 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17155 days ago · 144 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012gq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.