M5.3 earthquake 278 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 278 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Apr 22, 1979, 4:55 AM GMT+8 (20:55 UTC), 263 km (163 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-21 20:55:05 UTC
- Depth
- 263.0 km (163.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.636° S, 128.673° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Banda Sea · 17321 days ago · 271 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.4193 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17309 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.0Banda Sea · 17309 days ago · 183 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001072. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC.