M4.7 earthquake 161 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 161 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, May 8, 1986, 12:28 AM GMT+8 (16:28 UTC), 376 km (234 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 98 km NNE 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
- 1986-05-07 16:28:23 UTC
- Depth
- 376.3 km (233.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 7.067° S, 127.139° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tm7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.