M4.8 earthquake 36 km SSW of Suai, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Suai, Timor Leste on Thu, Oct 11, 1984, 11:59 PM GMT+8 (15:59 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-10-11 15:59:52 UTC
- Depth
- 76.3 km (47.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.628° S, 125.167° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.747 km SW of Suai, Timor Leste · 15298 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.226 km WSW of Suai, Timor Leste · 15297 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.024 km N of Soe, Indonesia · 15295 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000282t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.