Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 244 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 244 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, May 18, 1981, 3:18 AM GMT+8 (19:18 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-05-17 19:18:19 UTC
Depth
119.4 km (74.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.626° S, 129.028° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2229 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16571 days ago · 165 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.3206 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16565 days ago · 151 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16564 days ago · 161 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.8Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16561 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.9Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16545 days ago · 158 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 5.1Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16542 days ago · 170 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.9160 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16535 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 5.0249 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16531 days ago · 175 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16588 days ago · 153 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dqt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.