Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 07:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 303.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.136 and latitude -7.562.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	122.7 km
Coordinates	-7.562, 128.136
UTC time	2026-10-21 07:44:16.055

Location	Dili
Country	Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2026-10-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dili	303.4 km
Atambua	396.4 km
Ambon City	430.4 km
Kefamenanu	454.0 km
Amahai	478.0 km
Masohi	483.5 km
Soe	495.0 km
Tual	554.0 km
Kupang	576.5 km
Darwin	620.8 km
Bau-Bau	655.0 km
Sanana	657.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6

Dili

Timor-Leste · 2026-06-16 09:03 UTC

234.0 km

M 4.4

Dili

Timor-Leste · 2026-04-01 16:36 UTC

334.1 km

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