M5.2 earthquake 274 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 274 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Nov 14, 1976, 11:11 PM GMT+8 (15:11 UTC), 127 km (79 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-14 15:11:16 UTC
- Depth
- 127.0 km (78.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.205° S, 129.113° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 18196 days ago · 135 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0Banda Sea · 18160 days ago · 171 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 18156 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.4255 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18155 days ago · 143 km deep · 31 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kav. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.