M6.3 earthquake 222 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 222 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Oct 17, 1975, 12:31 PM GMT+9 (03:31 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-17 03:31:52 UTC
- Depth
- 109.0 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.473° S, 128.726° E
- Region
- Timor Leste
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 6.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 168
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4209 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18586 days ago · 170 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8198 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18579 days ago · 122 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.7277 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18578 days ago · 143 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.3295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18573 days ago · 136 km deep · 75 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d5n (also filed as iscgem722999, iscgemsup722999). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.