Timor Leste earthquakes in 1974
22 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Timor Leste in 1974. The largest: M5.8 127 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste, Aug 23, 1974.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1974 was located in Timor Leste. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1974
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.5191 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 81 km deep
- 4.9159 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 224 km deep
- 5.1191 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 270 km deep
- 4.6178 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 155 km deep
- 5.3201 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 94 km deep
- 5.6202 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 94 km deep
- 4.8255 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 176 km deep
- 5.8127 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 136 km deep
- 5.366 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 33 km deep
- 5.1161 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 99 km deep
- 4.8166 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 129 km deep
- 4.6207 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 191 km deep
- 5.4178 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 138 km deep
- 5.3126 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 130 km deep
- 5.3136 km NNW of Metinaro, Timor Leste · 445 km deep
- 5.4113 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 165 km deep
- 5.353 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 33 km deep
- 5.4220 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 154 km deep
- 5.7212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 154 km deep
- 5.2226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 123 km deep
- 5.3181 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 545 km deep
- 5.5122 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 20 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1974 | 5 | 5.7 | 212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| February 1974 | 2 | 5.4 | 113 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| March 1974 | 2 | 5.3 | 126 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| April 1974 | 2 | 5.4 | 178 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| May 1974 | 1 | 4.8 | 166 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| June 1974 | 0 | ||
| July 1974 | 2 | 5.3 | 66 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste |
| August 1974 | 1 | 5.8 | 127 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| September 1974 | 2 | 5.6 | 202 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| October 1974 | 3 | 5.3 | 201 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| November 1974 | 1 | 4.9 | 159 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| December 1974 | 1 | 4.5 | 191 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.