Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 297 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 297 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Oct 20, 1981, 8:53 AM GMT+8 (00:53 UTC), 230 km (143 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 233 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Tue, Oct 20, 1981, 8:53 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1981-10-20 00:53:55 UTC
Depth: 230.1 km (143.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 7.257° S, 129.378° E
Region: Timor Leste
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gjw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.