M5.0 earthquake 235 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 235 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste on Tue, Nov 11, 1975, 1:30 AM GMT+8 (17:30 UTC), 606 km (377 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 262 km N of Maubara, 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-10 17:30:21 UTC
- Depth
- 606.0 km (376.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 6.533° S, 124.742° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dgw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.