M4.7 earthquake 205 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 205 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Apr 26, 1986, 5:52 PM GMT+8 (09:52 UTC), 190 km (118 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-26 09:52:42 UTC
- Depth
- 189.6 km (117.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.436° S, 128.516° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4152 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14761 days ago · 194 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.5258 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14742 days ago · 188 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.9127 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14742 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3167 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14740 days ago · 344 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.6220 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14739 days ago · 190 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002t77. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC.