Timor Leste earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 273 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 273 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Jun 7, 1987, 2:37 AM GMT+8 (18:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-06-06 18:37:39 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.760° S, 128.733° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4263 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14358 days ago · 255 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 5.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14357 days ago · 140 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.6Banda Sea · 14332 days ago · 175 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.4273 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14327 days ago · 155 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 5.0Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14310 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.7257 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14308 days ago · 144 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.8298 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14382 days ago · 160 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 5.0195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14382 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 5.1291 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14392 days ago · 162 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.7278 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14392 days ago · 123 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2281 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14395 days ago · 337 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035k5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.