An intermediate magnitude 5.8 earthquake was reported in the morning near Lifau, Pante Makasar, Oecusse, Timor-Leste.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Tuesday, April 21st, 2026, at 11:17 am local time at an intermediate depth of 89. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.9. Other agencies reporting the same quake include Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency at magnitude 6.0, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.8.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Lifau (pop. 1,900) located 28 km from the epicenter, Lifau (pop. 1,900) 29 km away, and Kefamenanu (pop. 48,200) 53 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Soe (pop. 40,200) located 77 km from the epicenter, Atambua (pop. 82,200) 93 km away, Kupang (pop. 442,800) 118 km away, Kupang (pop. 442,800) 118 km away, Maliana (pop. 22,000) 130 km away, and Suai (pop. 21,500) 132 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 21, 2026 11:17 am (Makassar time) local time (21 Apr 2026 03:17 GMT)Magnitude: 5.8Depth: 89.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 9.21°S / 124.05°E (Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Timor-Leste)Primary data source: EMSC