M4.5 earthquake 160 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 160 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Dec 16, 1984, 2:33 PM GMT+8 (06:33 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 148 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
- 1984-12-16 06:33:43 UTC
- Depth
- 80.2 km (49.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.363° S, 127.870° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4244 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15247 days ago · 220 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.888 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15236 days ago · 157 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.9148 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 15203 days ago · 131 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002a3f. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC.