Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 266 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 266 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Sep 14, 1983, 8:31 PM GMT+8 (12:31 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 202 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-09-14 12:31:06 UTC
Depth
108.3 km (67.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.307° S, 129.087° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Banda Sea · 15702 days ago · 164 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.8Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 15698 days ago · 163 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.2199 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15687 days ago · 124 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.5252 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15671 days ago · 173 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.4269 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15662 days ago · 161 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 5.1202 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15658 days ago · 169 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Banda Sea · 15725 days ago · 177 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.9222 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15727 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.6Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15732 days ago · 164 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yc2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.