M4.8 earthquake 41 km W of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 41 km W of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste on Thu, Dec 17, 1987, 4:03 AM GMT+8 (20:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 51 km NW of Pante Makasar, 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-16 20:03:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.146° S, 124.011° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.051 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 14118 days ago · 141 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.730 km W of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 14109 days ago · 79 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.924 km WSW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 14109 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bbf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.