Timor Leste earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 37 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste on Sat, Aug 27, 1977, 6:42 PM GMT+8 (10:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Aug 27, 1977, 6:42 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1977-08-27 10:42:32 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.289° S, 125.100° E
Region: Timor Leste
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: 1.5 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 92

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qbu (also filed as iscgem695152). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.