M4.3 earthquake 206 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 206 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, May 25, 1981, 11:20 AM GMT+8 (03:20 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 128 km NE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-25 03:20:02 UTC
- Depth
- 151.4 km (94.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.514° S, 128.570° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16562 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.2128 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16540 days ago · 178 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.9160 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16535 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.0249 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16531 days ago · 175 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001duy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.