M4.9 earthquake 79 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 79 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Sep 29, 1981, 8:52 AM GMT+8 (00:52 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 133 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-29 00:52:12 UTC
- Depth
- 199.4 km (123.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.811° S, 127.075° 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
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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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3118 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16426 days ago · 210 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.2133 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16423 days ago · 159 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.296 km NNE of Baukau, Timor Leste · 16420 days ago · 218 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.695 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16419 days ago · 148 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.0138 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste · 16417 days ago · 352 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g5u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC.