M4.9 earthquake 218 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 218 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Aug 6, 1981, 5:14 AM GMT+8 (21:14 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. 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
- 1981-08-05 21:14:46 UTC
- Depth
- 133.3 km (82.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.615° S, 128.763° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16475 days ago · 141 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.8196 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16457 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.5202 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16450 days ago · 154 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.4Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16438 days ago · 179 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.1170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16427 days ago · 209 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f4k. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.