M4.5 earthquake 258 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 258 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, May 20, 1986, 5:43 PM GMT+8 (09:43 UTC), 188 km (117 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-20 09:43:19 UTC
- Depth
- 187.5 km (116.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.144° S, 128.895° 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 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3167 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14744 days ago · 344 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.6220 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14743 days ago · 190 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14723 days ago · 116 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.0242 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14707 days ago · 231 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5278 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14707 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6234 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14691 days ago · 119 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.0186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14691 days ago · 180 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002u7g. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.