M4.4 earthquake 255 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 255 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Jan 7, 1977, 6:37 PM GMT+8 (10:37 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 272 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-07 10:37:18 UTC
- Depth
- 143.0 km (88.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.484° S, 129.070° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6272 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18137 days ago · 188 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.4279 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18112 days ago · 186 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6225 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18105 days ago · 286 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8208 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18104 days ago · 175 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000m3c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.