M5.0 earthquake 242 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 242 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, May 19, 1982, 2:39 PM GMT+8 (06:39 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 199 km NE 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-19 06:39:04 UTC
- Depth
- 158.2 km (98.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.263° S, 128.801° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6296 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16192 days ago · 167 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.2199 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16150 days ago · 171 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.0272 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16148 days ago · 166 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mdv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.