M4.8 earthquake 238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Feb 28, 1986, 7:26 AM GMT+8 (23:26 UTC), 317 km (197 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-27 23:26:19 UTC
- Depth
- 317.4 km (197.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 7.021° S, 128.555° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 14801 days ago · 136 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.6Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 14795 days ago · 129 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.6248 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14789 days ago · 236 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.7205 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14767 days ago · 190 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rcb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.