M4.6 earthquake 234 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 234 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Jul 14, 1986, 5:03 AM GMT+8 (21:03 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-13 21:03:54 UTC
- Depth
- 118.7 km (73.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.329° S, 128.753° 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 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14689 days ago · 180 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.0Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14679 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14673 days ago · 152 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14669 days ago · 160 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.3286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14667 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.2190 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14664 days ago · 161 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.3270 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14658 days ago · 229 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002w09. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.