M5.2 earthquake 272 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 272 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Fri, Feb 17, 1978, 11:07 PM GMT+8 (15:07 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 266 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
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-17 15:07:42 UTC
- Depth
- 108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.106° S, 129.022° 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 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6266 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17756 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.4Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 17734 days ago · 157 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 17723 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.4279 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17722 days ago · 143 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000t0r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.