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M5.0 Depth: 176.9 km

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

UTC time: 2025-03-13 15:45:42 UTC Local time: —

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

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

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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

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

84%Similarity M4.92025-01-13 UTC 11.7 km124 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 38.0 km 80%Similarity M4.42025-01-05 UTC 15.5 km139 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 17.8 km 71%Similarity M4.52025-01-10 UTC 48.2 km174 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste ΔM 0.5Depth difference: 15.3 km 70%Similarity M4.42025-02-05 UTC 26.8 km108 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 58.4 km 67%Similarity M4.32025-01-28 UTC 50.5 km175 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste ΔM 0.7Depth difference: 17.7 km

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

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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