M5.0 earthquake 195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, May 21, 1987, 5:20 PM GMT+8 (09:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 121 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-21 09:20:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.465° S, 128.416° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4192 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14362 days ago · 151 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5273 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14361 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.4263 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14354 days ago · 255 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.1121 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14331 days ago · 130 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.4273 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14322 days ago · 155 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 5.4170 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14383 days ago · 118 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.1291 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14387 days ago · 162 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7278 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14388 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.7168 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14397 days ago · 178 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000355e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC.