M4.7 earthquake 226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Aug 15, 1981, 1:50 PM GMT+8 (05:50 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-15 05:50:08 UTC
- Depth
- 141.1 km (87.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.339° S, 128.680° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8196 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16464 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.5202 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16458 days ago · 154 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.4Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16446 days ago · 179 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.1170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16434 days ago · 209 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16429 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f9z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.