M4.4 earthquake 237 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 237 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sat, Aug 24, 1974, 4:40 PM GMT+9 (07:40 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 202 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-24 07:40:40 UTC
- Depth
- 112.0 km (69.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.287° S, 128.759° 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.
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Banda Sea · 19025 days ago · 174 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.8255 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 19024 days ago · 176 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.6202 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 19019 days ago · 94 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.5Banda Sea · 19004 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.3201 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18984 days ago · 94 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.6178 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18973 days ago · 155 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007rn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.