Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 296 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 296 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, May 30, 1982, 6:29 AM GMT+8 (22:29 UTC), 167 km (103 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-05-29 22:29:35 UTC
Depth
166.5 km (103.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.140° S, 129.301° 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 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Banda Sea · 16187 days ago · 149 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16179 days ago · 109 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.0Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16165 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.2199 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16150 days ago · 171 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 5.0272 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16148 days ago · 166 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16147 days ago · 138 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 5.6Banda Sea · 16140 days ago · 146 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 5.0242 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16203 days ago · 158 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.1Banda Sea · 16208 days ago · 191 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mk8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC.