M5.2 earthquake 96 km NNE of Baukau, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 96 km NNE of Baukau, Timor Leste on Sun, Oct 18, 1981, 10:47 AM GMT+8 (02:47 UTC), 218 km (135 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 104 km NNE 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-18 02:47:59 UTC
- Depth
- 217.8 km (135.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.654° S, 126.759° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.695 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16417 days ago · 148 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.0138 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste · 16415 days ago · 352 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.3104 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16375 days ago · 187 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ghj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC.