Timor Leste earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 272 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 272 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Jul 12, 1982, 10:35 PM GMT+8 (14:35 UTC), 166 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
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-07-12 14:35:50 UTC
Depth
165.7 km (103.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.294° S, 129.137° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16148 days ago · 138 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 5.6Banda Sea · 16142 days ago · 146 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.0257 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16107 days ago · 124 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 5.4298 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16106 days ago · 246 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16093 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.2199 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16152 days ago · 171 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 5.0Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16166 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ncq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.