M4.9 earthquake 127 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 127 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, May 20, 1986, 10:14 PM GMT+8 (14:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1986-05-20 14:14:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.906° S, 127.982° 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
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- 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: 5 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 · 48 km away
- 4.6220 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14742 days ago · 190 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4165 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14707 days ago · 146 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.968 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.0186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14691 days ago · 180 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002u7t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.