Timor Leste earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 252 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 252 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Mar 21, 1983, 3:57 PM GMT+8 (07:57 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1983-03-21 07:57:19 UTC
Depth
151.3 km (94.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.275° S, 128.912° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1260 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15889 days ago · 161 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.6256 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15888 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 5.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15876 days ago · 139 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.8191 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15867 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.7259 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15865 days ago · 143 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.8296 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15862 days ago · 191 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.5295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15837 days ago · 200 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.6209 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15833 days ago · 161 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 5.4295 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15903 days ago · 186 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.4157 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15914 days ago · 164 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ttf (also filed as iscgem581085). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.