M4.0 earthquake 149 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 149 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Nov 24, 1987, 2:37 PM GMT+8 (06:37 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 179 km NE 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-24 06:37:58 UTC
- Depth
- 128.2 km (79.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.878° S, 128.195° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3221 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14189 days ago · 141 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.8243 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14183 days ago · 145 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8203 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14181 days ago · 162 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.9211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14171 days ago · 179 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4202 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14154 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.1179 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14150 days ago · 142 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.9118 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14137 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.7123 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14133 days ago · 136 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003aet. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.