Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 169 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 169 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Mar 6, 1984, 4:44 AM GMT+8 (20:44 UTC), 187 km (116 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 189 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1984-03-05 20:44:44 UTC
Depth
187.2 km (116.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.488° S, 128.131° 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 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7193 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15534 days ago · 297 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.6134 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15532 days ago · 165 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 5.2189 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15519 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 5.0198 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15515 days ago · 174 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 5.1201 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15507 days ago · 154 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.8174 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15492 days ago · 156 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.8116 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15556 days ago · 107 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.3238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15565 days ago · 259 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4190 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15565 days ago · 184 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00022f7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.