Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 183 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 183 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Apr 8, 1987, 1:45 PM GMT+8 (05:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 170 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-04-08 05:45:38 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.680° S, 128.432° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4158 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14412 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.7168 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14388 days ago · 178 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.7278 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14379 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 5.4170 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14374 days ago · 118 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 5.0195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14369 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.4192 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14354 days ago · 151 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.1165 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14353 days ago · 209 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.8234 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14428 days ago · 143 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 5.0211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14429 days ago · 146 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033zy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.