M4.5 earthquake 270 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 270 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Oct 15, 1983, 11:43 AM GMT+8 (03:43 UTC), 323 km (200 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 249 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-15 03:43:31 UTC
- Depth
- 322.5 km (200.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 6.495° S, 128.368° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001z0d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.