M5.3 earthquake 294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Dec 29, 1977, 4:23 PM GMT+8 (08:23 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. 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), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-12-29 08:23:43 UTC
- Depth
- 179.0 km (111.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.179° S, 129.300° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17796 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.6286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17777 days ago · 111 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.6Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 17769 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.2272 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17749 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.6266 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17746 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000s9b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.