LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
223 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 223 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste on 18 Oct 2026, 20:24 UTC. The hypocentre was 142.6 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 142.6 km
- Latitude
- 7.35°S
- Time
- 20:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.4
intermediate
128.66°E longitude
18 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.4
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.
142.6 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
2 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.6.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 08:12 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:49 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC · 157.8 km deep