M4.7 earthquake 135 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 135 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste on Wed, Sep 16, 1987, 8:16 PM GMT+8 (12:16 UTC), 455 km (283 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 133 km NNE of Baukau, 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-16 12:16:03 UTC
- Depth
- 455.0 km (282.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 7.288° S, 126.110° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038eq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.