M3.6 earthquake 265 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 265 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Nov 1, 1979, 5:02 AM GMT+8 (21:02 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 228 km ENE 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
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-31 21:02:07 UTC
- Depth
- 145.0 km (90.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.937° S, 128.802° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9228 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17086 days ago · 170 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.8Banda Sea · 17074 days ago · 131 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.6Banda Sea · 17073 days ago · 209 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.9275 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17069 days ago · 131 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 3.7250 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17130 days ago · 151 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.0286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17132 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.6180 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17139 days ago · 140 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.9Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 17144 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7Banda Sea · 17153 days ago · 161 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.6188 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17155 days ago · 144 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013t2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.