M4.8 earthquake 213 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 213 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, May 31, 1980, 1:26 AM GMT+8 (17:26 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 214 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
- 1980-05-30 17:26:26 UTC
- Depth
- 151.0 km (93.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.417° S, 128.582° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0214 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16899 days ago · 167 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.6207 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16885 days ago · 184 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.2165 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16857 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017uc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.