M5.4 earthquake 279 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 279 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Mon, Mar 27, 1978, 8:01 PM GMT+8 (12:01 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-27 12:01:11 UTC
- Depth
- 143.0 km (88.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.422° S, 129.276° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0293 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17680 days ago · 208 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.9Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 17661 days ago · 124 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tss. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.