M4.2 earthquake 281 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 281 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, May 9, 1987, 2:43 AM GMT+8 (18:43 UTC), 337 km (209 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 273 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-08 18:43:43 UTC
- Depth
- 336.7 km (209.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 6.298° S, 128.241° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5273 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14353 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4263 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14345 days ago · 255 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034uc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.