M4.8 earthquake 160 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 160 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Oct 31, 1979, 1:28 PM GMT+8 (05:28 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 138 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
- 1979-10-31 05:28:06 UTC
- Depth
- 95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.790° S, 128.257° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9138 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17124 days ago · 188 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.9228 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17094 days ago · 170 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013sr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.