M4.8 earthquake 146 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 146 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Dec 8, 1981, 1:09 PM GMT+8 (05:09 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-08 05:09:27 UTC
- Depth
- 127.9 km (79.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.735° S, 128.073° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5230 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16363 days ago · 293 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.8204 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16325 days ago · 144 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 5.7233 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16372 days ago · 133 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.3104 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16374 days ago · 187 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.3169 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16375 days ago · 272 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.4153 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16390 days ago · 124 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001haf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.