M5.0 earthquake 186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Jul 14, 1986, 12:32 PM GMT+8 (04:32 UTC), 180 km (112 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-14 04:32:52 UTC
- Depth
- 179.5 km (111.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.503° S, 128.347° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2190 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14667 days ago · 161 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.3270 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14661 days ago · 229 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 4.6234 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14693 days ago · 119 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5278 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14708 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4165 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14708 days ago · 146 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.0242 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14709 days ago · 231 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002w0r. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC.