M5.0 earthquake 159 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 159 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Dec 12, 1982, 12:21 PM GMT+8 (04:21 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-12 04:21:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.908° S, 128.310° 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
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- 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 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7136 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15991 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.0208 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15988 days ago · 156 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.9236 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15956 days ago · 160 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.2230 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15945 days ago · 175 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8153 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15940 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rd8. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.