M4.4 earthquake 165 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 165 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Jun 28, 1986, 6:21 PM GMT+8 (10:21 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 190 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-28 10:21:26 UTC
- Depth
- 146.3 km (90.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.398° S, 127.989° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6234 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14691 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.0186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14691 days ago · 180 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.2190 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14665 days ago · 161 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vgj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.