Timor Leste earthquakes in 1978
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Timor Leste in 1978. The largest: M5.9 11 km WNW of Maubara, Timor Leste, Mar 27, 1978.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1978 was located in Timor Leste. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1978
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.7280 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 102 km deep
- 5.0149 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste · 466 km deep
- 5.2106 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 173 km deep
- 4.8257 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 245 km deep
- 5.1212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 154 km deep
- 4.8170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 159 km deep
- 5.654 km N of Dili, Timor Leste · 33 km deep
- 5.0223 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 154 km deep
- 4.6176 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 162 km deep
- 5.8248 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 155 km deep
- 4.9224 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 583 km deep
- 5.0293 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 208 km deep
- 4.768 km SSE of Suai, Timor Leste · 33 km deep
- 5.4279 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 143 km deep
- 5.911 km WNW of Maubara, Timor Leste · 69 km deep
- 5.6266 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 33 km deep
- 5.2272 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 108 km deep
- 5.869 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 106 km deep
- 4.6286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 111 km deep
- 5.1128 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste · 33 km deep
- 5.1118 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste · 394 km deep
- 5.2159 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 34 km deep
- 5.3101 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 165 km deep
- 5.482 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 26 km deep
- 5.2238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 78 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1978 | 7 | 5.4 | 82 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| February 1978 | 3 | 5.8 | 69 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste |
| March 1978 | 3 | 5.9 | 11 km WNW of Maubara, Timor Leste |
| April 1978 | 1 | 5.0 | 293 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| May 1978 | 0 | ||
| June 1978 | 3 | 5.8 | 248 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| July 1978 | 1 | 5.0 | 223 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| August 1978 | 1 | 5.6 | 54 km N of Dili, Timor Leste |
| September 1978 | 1 | 4.8 | 170 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| October 1978 | 1 | 5.1 | 212 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| November 1978 | 3 | 5.2 | 106 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| December 1978 | 1 | 4.7 | 280 km ENE 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.