M5.1 earthquake 172 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 172 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste on Tue, Aug 2, 1977, 7:51 AM GMT+8 (23:51 UTC), 410 km (255 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 185 km N of Baukau, 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-08-01 23:51:55 UTC
- Depth
- 410.0 km (254.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 6.923° S, 126.583° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 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 usp0000pyj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.