Earthquake Details: Timor-Leste region

8/16/2026, 7:50:37 PM

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred near Timor-Leste region on 8/16/2026 at 7:50:37 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Timor-Leste Dili Municipality Dili (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-10 km

Significance0

Latitude-8.8300

Longitude126.8000

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000737

Magnitude3.5

Updated:8/16/2026, 7:56:29 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 4:50:37 AM GMT+9
UTC: 8/16/2026, 7:50:37 PM UTC

-10 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 9

M2.6Timor Region, IndonesiaBefore8/15/2026, 1:25:41 AM M3.3Timor-Leste regionBefore8/15/2026, 3:57:38 AM M4.5Banda SeaBefore8/15/2026, 1:56:26 PM M4.0Flores Region, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 5:16:09 AM M2.5Flores Region, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 11:43:03 AM M3.7Timor Region, IndonesiaBefore8/16/2026, 4:10:08 PM M4.5Kepulauan Babar, IndonesiaAfter8/16/2026, 9:28:18 PM M2.8Flores Region, IndonesiaAfter8/17/2026, 12:21:52 AM M2.6Timor RegionAfter8/17/2026, 1:37:51 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 16, 2026, 07:56 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.