Timor Leste earthquakes

M7.3 earthquake 172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck 172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on Thu, Nov 24, 1983, 1:30 PM GMT+8 (05:30 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 7.3 (mw), major
Local time: Thu, Nov 24, 1983, 1:30 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1983-11-24 05:30:34 UTC
Depth: 178.5 km (110.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 7.481° S, 128.168° E
Region: Timor Leste
Strongest shaking: VI, strong 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: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 11.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.0 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000200r (also filed as gcmtc112483a, gcmt19831124053034, atlas19831124053037, iscgem565411). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.