Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 291 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 291 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Dec 23, 1982, 12:28 PM GMT+8 (04:28 UTC), 243 km (151 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-12-23 04:28:04 UTC
Depth
242.6 km (150.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.811° S, 129.006° 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 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15964 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.9236 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15960 days ago · 160 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.7Banda Sea · 15957 days ago · 215 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.4Banda Sea · 15954 days ago · 144 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.8Banda Sea · 15952 days ago · 169 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 5.2230 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15949 days ago · 175 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.8275 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15941 days ago · 182 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.0208 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15992 days ago · 156 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.6298 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15998 days ago · 142 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rnr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.