M4.7 earthquake 166 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 166 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Sep 21, 1979, 5:45 AM GMT+8 (21:45 UTC), 144 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 258 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
- 1979-09-20 21:45:25 UTC
- Depth
- 144.0 km (89.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.596° S, 128.188° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8258 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17164 days ago · 241 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.6188 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17155 days ago · 144 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.6180 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17139 days ago · 140 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.8160 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17129 days ago · 95 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.6265 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17128 days ago · 145 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.9138 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17116 days ago · 188 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000131c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.