M6.0 earthquake 214 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 214 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Jun 17, 1980, 4:48 AM GMT+8 (20:48 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-06-16 20:48:58 UTC
- Depth
- 167.0 km (103.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.348° S, 128.542° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 108
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6207 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16885 days ago · 184 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.2165 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16857 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000189a (also filed as gcmtb061680a, gcmt19800616204858, iscgem643732). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.