M5.3 earthquake 285 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 285 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Oct 25, 1977, 6:08 AM GMT+8 (22:08 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-10-24 22:08:48 UTC
- Depth
- 167.0 km (103.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.104° S, 129.159° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 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 usp0000r76. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.