Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 202 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 202 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Sep 9, 1981, 2:37 AM GMT+8 (18:37 UTC), 154 km (95 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 268 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-09-08 18:37:24 UTC
Depth
153.5 km (95.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.573° S, 128.574° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16433 days ago · 209 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16429 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3118 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16424 days ago · 210 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.2133 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16421 days ago · 159 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 6.1268 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16418 days ago · 179 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.3297 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16416 days ago · 230 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 5.4212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16405 days ago · 169 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.8196 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16463 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.7226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16481 days ago · 141 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001frm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.