M4.7 earthquake 294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Aug 4, 1986, 5:52 AM GMT+8 (21:52 UTC), 160 km (100 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 203 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-03 21:52:56 UTC
- Depth
- 160.3 km (99.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.203° S, 129.318° 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 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14670 days ago · 126 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.3270 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14662 days ago · 229 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.5203 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14622 days ago · 137 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.0Banda Sea · 14615 days ago · 150 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 5.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14677 days ago · 152 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.6Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14678 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.8Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14680 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 14683 days ago · 212 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.0Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14683 days ago · 112 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.6234 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14693 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wuw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.