Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 263 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 263 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Apr 5, 1984, 11:59 AM GMT+8 (03:59 UTC), 161 km (100 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
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1984-04-05 03:59:05 UTC
Depth
161.1 km (100.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.396° S, 129.102° 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. 5.2189 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15517 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.0198 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15513 days ago · 174 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.1201 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15505 days ago · 154 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.8174 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15490 days ago · 156 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.8244 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15471 days ago · 145 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.9259 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15521 days ago · 143 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 5.1Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15539 days ago · 134 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 5.2280 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15542 days ago · 168 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000239e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.