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M5.0 Earthquake near 135 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

UTC time: 2025-03-13 15:45:42 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
176.9 km
Source
USGS

135 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

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M5.0 Earthquake near 135 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 2025-03-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 135 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 2025-03-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On March 13, 2025 at 15:45 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near 135 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 177 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
f943bacda98ad1e09da96c43577116079de0ae7a
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
176.9 km
UTC time
2025-03-13 15:45:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-7.53680, 127.72260

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 176.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 176.9 km
Intermediate
176.9 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Lospalos135.5 kmSW17'186
Dili262.5 kmSW150'000
Makassar953.9 kmW1'474'393

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Wurlali
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 216 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 288 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 361 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Sirung
    Distance: 410 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Jos Orno Imsula AirportIndonesia · JIO · WAPM
    70.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.7
M4.12025-03-15 04:03:25 UTC125.4 km259 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.52025-03-20 03:07:54 UTC10.1 km127 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.22025-03-22 17:05:55 UTC120.7 km255 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.22025-03-28 11:47:13 UTC108.2 km228 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M5.72025-04-01 10:15:55 UTC87.3 km205 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.32025-04-02 15:45:26 UTC121.3 km251 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.52025-04-09 20:46:35 UTC53.7 km168 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥418
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-05

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.92025-02-19 10:05:54 UTC117.4 km252 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.92025-01-13 11:47:08 UTC11.7 km124 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.62025-02-01 00:55:23 UTC73.8 km195 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.52025-01-10 10:26:30 UTC48.2 km174 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.42025-02-27 14:35:44 UTC128.0 km245 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

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