M4.9 earthquake 160 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 160 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Jun 23, 1981, 11:59 PM GMT+8 (15:59 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 249 km ENE 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-23 15:59:22 UTC
- Depth
- 58.9 km (36.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.016° S, 128.367° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.794 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16529 days ago · 126 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.0249 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16527 days ago · 175 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.997 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16492 days ago · 182 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.9150 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16491 days ago · 99 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.9218 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16488 days ago · 133 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.7226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16479 days ago · 141 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eac. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.