Earthquake details

Friday, August 26, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Friday, August 26, 1988 at 09:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 343.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.480 and latitude -7.438.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 121.0 km
Coordinates -7.438, 128.480
UTC time 1988-08-26 09:26:30.930
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-26

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Dili
Timor-Leste · 2026-04-01 16:36 UTC
374.0 km
M 4.4
Atambua
Indonesia · 2025-10-15 08:57 UTC
417.8 km
M 4.5
Dili
Timor-Leste · 2025-10-14 22:10 UTC
338.9 km
M 4.3
Atambua
Indonesia · 2025-08-21 22:40 UTC
389.6 km
M 4.3
Atambua
Indonesia · 2025-08-11 08:43 UTC
440.8 km
M 4.4
Dili
Timor-Leste · 2025-07-03 01:02 UTC
345.3 km
M 4.4
Dili
Timor-Leste · 2025-05-16 21:48 UTC
356.2 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.