M4.9 earthquake 198 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 198 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Nov 14, 1986, 10:03 PM GMT+8 (14:03 UTC), 166 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 168 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
- 1986-11-14 14:03:26 UTC
- Depth
- 166.2 km (103.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.470° S, 128.459° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2282 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14554 days ago · 158 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.5190 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14545 days ago · 160 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.0191 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14532 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.9209 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14527 days ago · 189 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.4168 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14524 days ago · 159 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zzu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.