M4.9 earthquake 198 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 198 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Jan 24, 1987, 3:15 AM GMT+8 (19:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 211 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-23 19:15:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.560° S, 128.524° 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
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7279 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14472 days ago · 152 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.9195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14471 days ago · 127 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.0211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14429 days ago · 146 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.8234 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14428 days ago · 143 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031vm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.