M4.6 earthquake 209 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 209 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, May 19, 1983, 2:04 AM GMT+8 (18:04 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 181 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. 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
- 1983-05-18 18:04:25 UTC
- Depth
- 160.7 km (99.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.463° S, 128.577° 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 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7181 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15822 days ago · 173 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.6296 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15819 days ago · 190 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.2285 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15816 days ago · 202 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 15793 days ago · 310 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.2284 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15791 days ago · 189 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6261 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15776 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.2243 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15775 days ago · 141 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.5297 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15774 days ago · 149 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vfp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.