M5.1 earthquake 109 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 109 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Aug 6, 1987, 9:09 PM GMT+8 (13:09 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-06 13:09:37 UTC
- Depth
- 157.7 km (98.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.707° S, 127.560° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1133 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14284 days ago · 142 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.379 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14277 days ago · 194 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.0145 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14275 days ago · 187 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.9133 km NNE of Baukau, Timor Leste · 14249 days ago · 286 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.986 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14235 days ago · 146 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037a0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.