M5.3 earthquake 210 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 210 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste on Mon, May 10, 1982, 10:04 PM GMT+8 (14:04 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-10 14:04:19 UTC
- Depth
- 570.8 km (354.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 7.379° S, 123.749° 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 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0207 km SSE of Katabu, Indonesia · 16198 days ago · 223 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.1229 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 16191 days ago · 595 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m7b (also filed as gcmtb051082a, gcmt19820510140419, iscgem598720). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC.