M4.9 earthquake 291 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 291 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Mar 29, 1981, 9:33 AM GMT+8 (01:33 UTC), 108 km (67 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-29 01:33:31 UTC
- Depth
- 108.3 km (67.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.317° S, 129.349° 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 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16593 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.7Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16588 days ago · 153 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.8244 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16572 days ago · 119 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.2229 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16571 days ago · 165 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3206 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16565 days ago · 151 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16565 days ago · 161 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cxj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.