Earthquakes
Earthquakes in East Timor
Earthquakes in East Timor: Last 30 days 5; M5+ since 1950 224, M7+ 1; strongest M7.0 (1952).
Last 30 days
| Magnitude | Where | Depth | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | Pante Macassar 52 km ↑ | 91 km | 5 days ago · 17 Oct 2026 18:07 |
| 4.4 | Lifau 49 km ↖ | 68 km | 12 days ago · 10 Oct 2026 13:45 |
| 4.9 | Lifau 56 km ↖ | 153 km | 23 days ago · 29 Sept 2026 23:14 |
| 4.6 | Lifau 53 km ↖ | 10 km | 25 days ago · 27 Sept 2026 06:14 |
| 5.1 | Atauro 95 km ↑ | 10 km | 27 days ago · 25 Sept 2026 13:27 |
- M5+ · Since 1950224
- M6+17
- M7+1
- Significant earthquakes on record3
M5+ earthquakes per decade
Strongest · Since 1950
| 7.0 | Baucau 78 km ↑ | 14 Feb 1952 |
| 6.9 | Maubara 27 km ↑ | 14 May 1995 |
| 6.8 | Atauro 40 km ↖ | 27 Aug 1977 |
| 6.8 | Atauro 92 km ↑ | 4 Apr 1972 |
| 6.7 | Lifau 44 km ↖ | 9 Mar 1951 |
| 6.7 | Atauro 56 km ← | 14 Jul 1989 |
| 6.6 | Lifau 63 km ↖ | 28 Jun 1970 |
| 6.4 | Tutuala 90 km ↑ | 12 Dec 1983 |
| 6.2 | Lifau 53 km ↖ | 26 Oct 2025 |
| 6.2 | Tutuala 16 km ↑ | 27 May 2022 |
| 6.2 | Tutuala 87 km ↑ | 28 Feb 1989 |
| 6.1 | Atauro 51 km ↑ | 19 Apr 2008 |
| 6.1 | Tutuala 69 km ↗ | 2 Mar 1959 |
| 6.0 | Lolotoe 10 km ← | 10 Apr 1963 |
| 6.0 | Atauro 46 km ↑ | 19 Apr 2008 |
| 6.0 | Tutuala 100 km ↑ | 15 Dec 2007 |
| 6.0 | Tutuala 99 km ↗ | 29 Jun 1977 |
| 6.0 | Baguia 5 km ↗ | 20 Jan 1959 |
| 5.9 | Tutuala 25 km → | 23 Feb 2013 |
| 5.9 | Atauro 99 km ↑ | 21 Apr 1997 |
| 5.9 | Maubara 12 km ← | 27 Mar 1978 |
| 5.9 | Maubara 39 km ← | 18 Oct 1972 |
| 5.9 | Maubara 23 km ← | 17 Jul 1968 |
| 5.8 | Tilomar 47 km ↓ | 15 Jun 2015 |
| 5.8 | Lifau 58 km ↑ | 15 Aug 1986 |
| 5.8 | Lifau 67 km ↖ | 12 Feb 1978 |
| 5.7 | Lifau 35 km ↖ | 28 Jan 2009 |
| 5.7 | Irabin de Baixo 17 km → | 16 Sept 2008 |
| 5.7 | Irabin de Baixo 6 km ↓ | 7 Dec 2006 |
| 5.7 | Lifau 68 km ↖ | 18 Sept 1995 |
| 5.7 | Lifau 23 km ← | 5 Feb 1988 |
| 5.6 | Lifau 47 km ← | 25 Jul 2023 |
| 5.6 | Suai 51 km ↓ | 3 Mar 2016 |
| 5.6 | Irabin de Baixo 18 km → | 14 Sept 2008 |
| 5.6 | Atauro 47 km ↑ | 20 Apr 2008 |
| 5.6 | Tutuala 88 km ↑ | 28 Jun 1989 |
| 5.6 | Atauro 24 km ↖ | 15 Aug 1978 |
| 5.6 | Atauro 79 km ↗ | 15 Mar 1972 |
| 5.6 | Lifau 38 km ↖ | 1 Jul 1970 |
| 5.5 | Atauro 78 km ↗ | 28 Oct 2023 |
Significant earthquakes on record
| When | Where | Magnitude | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-05 | MaubaraTsunami | 6.9 | 11 |
| 1989-07 | Atauro | 6.2 | – |
| 1891-10 | LifauTsunami | 7 | – |
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · East Timor
| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 1951 | off East Timor | 6.7 | 35 km | |
| 27 May 2022 | off East Timor | 6.2 | 49 km | |
| 10 April 1963 | East Timor | 6.0 | 35 km |