M 4.2 earthquake – 113 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
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Local time: Sep 20, 2026 · 08:54 (UTC+9)
LightIntermediate · 151 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 151 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -7.585, 127.412114 km from Lospalos
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Sep 16, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Timor Leste.
- 8.1 1963 Banda Sea Earthquake Nov 4, 1963
- 7.7 Banda Sea Nov 2, 1950
- 7.6 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia Jan 9, 2023
- 7.6 196 km S of Ambon, Indonesia Jan 27, 2006
- 7.5 63 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste Nov 11, 2004
- 7.3 125 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste Dec 29, 2021
- 7.3 Banda Sea Jun 24, 2019
- 7.3 172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste Nov 24, 1983