M5.4 earthquake 279 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 279 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Feb 20, 1977, 2:45 PM GMT+8 (06:45 UTC), 186 km (116 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-20 06:45:46 UTC
- Depth
- 186.0 km (115.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.112° S, 129.097° 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
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6225 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18105 days ago · 286 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.8208 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18104 days ago · 175 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0263 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18059 days ago · 176 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.6Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 18054 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mn8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.