M4.5 earthquake 164 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 164 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Dec 6, 1982, 12:03 PM GMT+8 (04:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 230 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-06 04:03:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.152° S, 128.446° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0159 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 16000 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.0208 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15993 days ago · 156 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.9236 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15961 days ago · 160 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.2230 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15950 days ago · 175 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r9w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.