M3.6 earthquake 272 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 272 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Jan 1, 1986, 7:21 PM GMT+8 (11:21 UTC), 173 km (107 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-01 11:21:29 UTC
- Depth
- 172.6 km (107.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.558° S, 129.273° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14864 days ago · 128 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.8238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14816 days ago · 317 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pnt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.