M4.9 earthquake 175 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 175 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Sep 25, 1982, 6:19 AM GMT+8 (22:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 197 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-24 22:19:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.443° S, 128.171° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6189 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16042 days ago · 195 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.1197 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16016 days ago · 121 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pta. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.