M4.8 earthquake 208 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 208 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Feb 27, 1977, 6:24 PM GMT+8 (10:24 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 263 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-27 10:24:56 UTC
- Depth
- 175.0 km (108.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.358° S, 128.485° 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
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8183 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18064 days ago · 269 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0263 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18059 days ago · 176 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5219 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 18047 days ago · 135 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mrd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.