Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 179 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 179 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Aug 9, 1983, 8:23 AM GMT+8 (00:23 UTC), 178 km (111 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-08-09 00:23:58 UTC
Depth
178.0 km (110.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.530° S, 128.282° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9222 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15728 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.8Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 15725 days ago · 158 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.9266 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15714 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.7121 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15711 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.8Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 15699 days ago · 163 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 5.2153 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15755 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.2243 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15776 days ago · 141 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.6261 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15777 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xhf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.