M5.3 earthquake 276 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 276 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Feb 24, 1976, 11:26 PM GMT+9 (14:26 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-24 14:26:45 UTC
- Depth
- 124.0 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.257° S, 129.160° 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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 18447 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.1Banda Sea · 18441 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.3Banda Sea · 18437 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.7286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18423 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 18419 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f70. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.