M5.2 earthquake 218 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 218 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Apr 7, 1988, 3:52 AM GMT+8 (19:52 UTC), 146 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.9 184 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
- 5.2 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-06 19:52:32 UTC
- Depth
- 145.5 km (90.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.301° S, 128.562° E
- Region
- Timor Leste
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.17 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 9S, 18C Centroid Location: Origin Time 19:52:26.6 1.8 Lat 8.28S 0.16 Lon 128.39E 0.14 Dep 164.5 2.6 Half-duration 1.5 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**16 Nm Mrr=6.72 0.54 Mtt=-0.87 0.69 Mff=-5.85 0.85 Mrt=3.00 0.51 Mrf=1.14 0.71 Mtf=-1.46 0.76 Principal Axes: (T) Val=7.79 Plg=71 Azm=352 (N) Val=-1.25 Plg=17 Azm=202 (P) Val=-6.54 Plg=9 Azm=109 Best Double Couple:Mo=7.2*10**16 NP1:Strike=180 Dip=39 Slip=63 NP2:Strike=33 Dip=56 Slip=110
From the USGS event page for usp0003erf. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.4287 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14057 days ago · 175 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.0217 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14056 days ago · 157 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.5212 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14053 days ago · 145 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.0208 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14022 days ago · 115 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.4248 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14020 days ago · 169 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6248 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14009 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
- 6.9184 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14006 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.3181 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14006 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.7216 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14005 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.3290 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14004 days ago · 177 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 5.2138 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14062 days ago · 163 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.1188 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14075 days ago · 162 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.6259 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14075 days ago · 148 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.2219 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14080 days ago · 162 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003erf (also filed as gcmtb040688b, gcmt19880406195232, iscgem440010). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.