M4.6 earthquake 261 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 261 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Jul 14, 1983, 10:52 AM GMT+8 (02:52 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 297 km ENE 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
- 1983-07-14 02:52:02 UTC
- Depth
- 43.3 km (26.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.950° S, 128.764° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2243 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15775 days ago · 141 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.2283 km S of Ambon, Indonesia · 15774 days ago · 327 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.5297 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15774 days ago · 149 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.0Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15773 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9179 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15750 days ago · 178 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.6Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15746 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 15725 days ago · 177 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.8Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 15724 days ago · 158 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wss. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.