Timor Leste earthquakes in 1976
17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Timor Leste in 1976. The largest: M5.5 113 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste, Feb 1, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Timor Leste. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.7228 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 596 km deep
- 5.2274 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 127 km deep
- 5.097 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 31 km deep
- 4.8259 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 176 km deep
- 5.2171 km N of Dili, Timor Leste · 492 km deep
- 4.7254 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 152 km deep
- 4.9263 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 158 km deep
- 4.7220 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 126 km deep
- 4.964 km NNW of Dili, Timor Leste · 67 km deep
- 4.8116 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 171 km deep
- 4.7286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 58 km deep
- 5.2107 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 33 km deep
- 5.3276 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 124 km deep
- 5.2233 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 169 km deep
- 5.2235 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 611 km deep
- 5.5113 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 193 km deep
- 5.0238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 267 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 1 | 5.0 | 238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| February 1976 | 4 | 5.5 | 113 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| March 1976 | 1 | 5.2 | 107 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste |
| April 1976 | 1 | 4.7 | 286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| May 1976 | 1 | 4.8 | 116 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| June 1976 | 0 | ||
| July 1976 | 3 | 4.9 | 263 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| August 1976 | 0 | ||
| September 1976 | 1 | 4.7 | 254 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| October 1976 | 3 | 5.2 | 171 km N of Dili, Timor Leste |
| November 1976 | 1 | 5.2 | 274 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| December 1976 | 1 | 4.7 | 228 km NW of Maubara, 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.