M4.7 earthquake 94 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 94 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Jun 26, 1981, 7:24 PM GMT+8 (11:24 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 97 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-26 11:24:13 UTC
- Depth
- 125.6 km (78.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.818° S, 127.485° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.997 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16493 days ago · 182 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.9150 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16491 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ebu. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC.