M5.4 earthquake 152 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 152 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, May 1, 1986, 8:20 PM GMT+8 (12:20 UTC), 194 km (120 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-01 12:20:04 UTC
- Depth
- 193.9 km (120.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.560° S, 127.991° 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 2.4 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.098 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14751 days ago · 176 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.9127 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.3167 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14741 days ago · 344 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6220 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14740 days ago · 190 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.0242 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14705 days ago · 231 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.4165 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14704 days ago · 146 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tdd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.