M4.8 earthquake 113 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 113 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Aug 25, 1982, 8:28 PM GMT+8 (12:28 UTC), 182 km (113 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-25 12:28:33 UTC
- Depth
- 181.7 km (112.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.709° S, 127.621° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0134 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16083 days ago · 308 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.3Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 16081 days ago · 158 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.9175 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16075 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p87. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.