Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, May 14, 1983, 7:14 PM GMT+8 (11:14 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 285 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-05-14 11:14:35 UTC
Depth
199.9 km (124.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.764° S, 129.015° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6209 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15841 days ago · 161 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.6296 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15827 days ago · 190 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 5.2285 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15825 days ago · 202 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.6Banda Sea · 15801 days ago · 310 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.2284 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15799 days ago · 189 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15787 days ago · 159 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.0259 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia · 15858 days ago · 305 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.8296 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15870 days ago · 191 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.7259 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15873 days ago · 143 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vb8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.