M4.4 earthquake 156 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 156 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, May 30, 1980, 12:20 PM GMT+8 (04:20 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 213 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-30 04:20:07 UTC
- Depth
- 140.0 km (87.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.685° S, 128.139° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8213 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16916 days ago · 151 km deep · 57 km away
- 6.0214 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16899 days ago · 167 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.6207 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16885 days ago · 184 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.2165 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16857 days ago · 102 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017tr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.