M4.7 earthquake 123 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 123 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Jan 22, 1988, 12:38 AM GMT+8 (16:38 UTC), 136 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 183 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-21 16:38:23 UTC
- Depth
- 135.7 km (84.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.813° S, 127.868° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6200 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14121 days ago · 149 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.4183 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14108 days ago · 168 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.7206 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14092 days ago · 155 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003c8t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.