M3.8 earthquake 266 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 266 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Aug 2, 1987, 1:31 AM GMT+8 (17:31 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 277 km ENE 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-01 17:31:11 UTC
- Depth
- 143.1 km (88.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.306° S, 129.405° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3235 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14281 days ago · 164 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.1203 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14272 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.6277 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14251 days ago · 159 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000374x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.