M4.6 earthquake 256 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 256 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Mar 24, 1983, 4:01 AM GMT+8 (20:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-23 20:01:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.348° S, 129.008° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15885 days ago · 139 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.8191 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15875 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7259 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15873 days ago · 143 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.8296 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15870 days ago · 191 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.5295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15845 days ago · 200 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.6209 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15841 days ago · 161 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tw2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.