M5.4 earthquake 213 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 213 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Apr 16, 1982, 4:14 PM GMT+8 (08:14 UTC), 152 km (95 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 183 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-16 08:14:30 UTC
- Depth
- 152.2 km (94.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.418° S, 128.592° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7183 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16210 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.0242 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16202 days ago · 158 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6296 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16192 days ago · 167 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001krm (also filed as gcmtb041682a, gcmt19820416081429, iscgem600721). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC.