M4.3 earthquake 79 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 79 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Aug 22, 1987, 2:19 AM GMT+8 (18:19 UTC), 194 km (121 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 155 km ESE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-21 18:19:27 UTC
- Depth
- 194.3 km (120.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.559° S, 127.716° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0145 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14284 days ago · 187 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.4155 km ESE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14271 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.986 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14245 days ago · 146 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037pu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.