M5.0 earthquake 198 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 198 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Tue, Nov 1, 1977, 12:11 PM GMT+8 (04:11 UTC), 165 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 280 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-01 04:11:54 UTC
- Depth
- 165.0 km (102.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.485° S, 128.466° 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
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8171 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17824 days ago · 132 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.2280 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17821 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.4227 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17803 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.3294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17799 days ago · 179 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rb2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.