M5.1 earthquake 170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Oct 2, 1981, 1:48 PM GMT+8 (05:48 UTC), 209 km (130 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 212 km NE 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-02 05:48:12 UTC
- Depth
- 208.8 km (129.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.795° S, 128.361° 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 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3118 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16426 days ago · 210 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.2133 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16423 days ago · 159 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.4212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16407 days ago · 169 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.4153 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16393 days ago · 124 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g88. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.