Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 118 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 118 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Oct 12, 1981, 7:18 AM GMT+8 (23:18 UTC), 210 km (131 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-10-11 23:18:13 UTC
Depth
210.1 km (130.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.788° S, 127.783° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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. 5.2133 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16421 days ago · 159 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.695 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16417 days ago · 148 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 5.4212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16405 days ago · 169 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.4153 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16391 days ago · 124 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 5.3169 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16375 days ago · 272 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 5.3104 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16375 days ago · 187 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.8146 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16367 days ago · 128 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 5.1170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16434 days ago · 209 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.979 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16437 days ago · 199 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gdr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC.