Timor Leste earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 40 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 40 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste on Sat, Aug 27, 1977, 3:35 PM GMT+8 (07:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1977-08-27 07:35:27 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.277° S, 125.047° E
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
9.9% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
44

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.158 km N of Likisá, Timor Leste · 17928 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.048 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste · 17928 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.063 km N of Likisá, Timor Leste · 17928 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 5.345 km N of Maubara, Timor Leste · 17928 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 5.537 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 17928 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 5.165 km NNW of Dili, Timor Leste · 17927 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 5.144 km NNW of Likisá, Timor Leste · 17927 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.341 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste · 17927 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.755 km N of Dili, Timor Leste · 17926 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.628 km NNW of Likisá, Timor Leste · 17926 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.88 km E of Aileu, Timor Leste · 17923 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 5.342 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 17890 days ago · 63 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 6.858 km N of Likisá, Timor Leste · 17928 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qbp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC.