M4.9 earthquake 111 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 111 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Mar 23, 1986, 1:38 PM GMT+8 (05:38 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 152 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-23 05:38:12 UTC
- Depth
- 174.1 km (108.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.680° S, 127.563° 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
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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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia · 14796 days ago · 129 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.4152 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14763 days ago · 194 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.7161 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14757 days ago · 376 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.098 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14752 days ago · 176 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.9127 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.3167 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14742 days ago · 344 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002s52. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.