M5.0 earthquake 223 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 223 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Jul 27, 1978, 6:57 PM GMT+8 (10:57 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-27 10:57:17 UTC
- Depth
- 154.0 km (95.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.511° S, 128.756° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vtn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.