M5.5 earthquake 122 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 122 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Wed, Jul 18, 1979, 3:57 PM GMT+8 (07:57 UTC), 171 km (106 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-18 07:57:45 UTC
- Depth
- 171.0 km (106.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.526° S, 127.495° E
- Region
- Timor Leste
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light 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
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -1.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 182
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1145 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17229 days ago · 107 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.6195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17221 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.6183 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17202 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTimor Leste earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011x2 (also filed as gcmtb071879a, gcmt19790718075745, iscgem661936). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.