Timor Leste earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 298 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 298 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Aug 25, 1982, 10:04 PM GMT+8 (14:04 UTC), 246 km (153 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-08-25 14:04:33 UTC
Depth
245.9 km (152.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.559° S, 128.855° 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 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16094 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.5261 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16081 days ago · 132 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1296 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16065 days ago · 191 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 5.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16057 days ago · 164 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 5.3242 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia · 16109 days ago · 322 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 5.2Banda Sea · 16116 days ago · 214 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p88. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC.