M5.4 earthquake 116 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 116 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Jan 28, 1981, 10:49 AM GMT+8 (02:49 UTC), 186 km (116 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-28 02:49:37 UTC
- Depth
- 186.0 km (115.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.624° S, 127.556° 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
- 86
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4166 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16639 days ago · 162 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.692 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16625 days ago · 239 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bx9 (also filed as gcmtb012881a, gcmt19810128024937, iscgem633229). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.