M4.9 earthquake 195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Feb 8, 1987, 8:44 AM GMT+8 (00:44 UTC), 127 km (79 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
- 1987-02-08 00:44:00 UTC
- Depth
- 126.6 km (78.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.477° S, 128.434° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4123 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14456 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.0211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14429 days ago · 146 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.8234 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14428 days ago · 143 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.8183 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14412 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.4158 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14412 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003293. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.