M5.4 earthquake 299 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 299 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Mar 4, 1981, 11:42 PM GMT+8 (15:42 UTC), 135 km (84 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
- 1981-03-04 15:42:55 UTC
- Depth
- 135.0 km (83.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.257° S, 129.396° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9291 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16622 days ago · 108 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16593 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.7Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16588 days ago · 153 km deep · 3 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cgw (also filed as iscgem629185). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC.