M5.2 earthquake 133 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 133 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Oct 15, 1981, 12:13 PM GMT+8 (04:13 UTC), 159 km (99 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-15 04:13:32 UTC
- Depth
- 159.0 km (98.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.593° S, 127.775° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.695 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16417 days ago · 148 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.4212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16405 days ago · 169 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.4153 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16391 days ago · 124 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.3169 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16376 days ago · 272 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.3104 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16375 days ago · 187 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.8146 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16367 days ago · 128 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.5230 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16364 days ago · 293 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gfj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC.