M5.0 earthquake 191 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 191 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Dec 22, 1986, 3:57 AM GMT+8 (19:57 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 168 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
- 1986-12-21 19:57:41 UTC
- Depth
- 50.1 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.783° S, 128.568° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9209 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14525 days ago · 189 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.4168 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14522 days ago · 159 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.9198 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14497 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.7279 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14482 days ago · 152 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.9195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14482 days ago · 127 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000312a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC.