M5.0 earthquake 134 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 134 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Sep 16, 1982, 8:27 PM GMT+8 (12:27 UTC), 308 km (191 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-16 12:27:38 UTC
- Depth
- 307.5 km (191.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 7.303° S, 127.062° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 16082 days ago · 158 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.595 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste · 16035 days ago · 285 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pn8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.