M4.8 earthquake 198 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 198 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Nov 11, 1975, 3:04 AM GMT+9 (18:04 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 295 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-10 18:04:21 UTC
- Depth
- 122.0 km (75.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.627° S, 128.560° 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
- 15
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
- 4.7277 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18578 days ago · 143 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.3295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18573 days ago · 136 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.6239 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18528 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dgx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.