M4.9 earthquake Timor region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Timor region on Mon, Dec 10, 1984, 7:07 PM GMT+8 (11:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 44 km W of Pante Makasar, 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-10 11:07:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.009° S, 124.044° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.144 km W of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 15249 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.749 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 15214 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.589 km WNW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 15213 days ago · 188 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00029xf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.