M5.6 earthquake 180 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 180 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Sun, Oct 21, 1979, 7:36 AM GMT+8 (23:36 UTC), 140 km (87 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
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-20 23:36:01 UTC
- Depth
- 140.0 km (87.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.372° S, 128.159° 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
- 151
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8160 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17128 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.6265 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17128 days ago · 145 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.9138 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17116 days ago · 188 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.9228 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 17085 days ago · 170 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013m6 (also filed as gcmtb102079a, gcmt19791020233601, iscgem657622). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.