Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Nov 21, 1981, 2:11 AM GMT+8 (18:11 UTC), 194 km (120 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-11-20 18:11:28 UTC
Depth
193.6 km (120.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.208° S, 129.325° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7233 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16373 days ago · 133 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5230 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16364 days ago · 293 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.6Banda Sea · 16363 days ago · 175 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16360 days ago · 217 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 5.3275 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16348 days ago · 157 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.6Banda Sea · 16347 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16398 days ago · 148 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.4212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16405 days ago · 169 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.1Banda Sea · 16406 days ago · 156 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001h28. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.