M4.4 earthquake 158 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 158 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Apr 9, 1987, 12:52 AM GMT+8 (16:52 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-08 16:52:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.949° S, 128.316° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7168 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14396 days ago · 178 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.4170 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14383 days ago · 118 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.0195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14377 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.4192 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14362 days ago · 151 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.1165 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14361 days ago · 209 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000340k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.