Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at unknown depth30 Sep 18:55 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.30 Sep 18:57: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 11.00 to 10.00 km (from 6.8 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards N.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 30, 2026 18:51:29 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Oct 1, 2026, at 03:51 am (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude9.36°S / 125.26°EKabupaten Malaka, East Nusa Tenggara, Timor-LesteAlso near: Indonesia 16.8 km (10 mi) awaySeismic antipode9.36°N / 54.74°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoSirung (157 km / 98 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 22.5°C (72 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy19 minutes agoSep 30, 2026 18:51 GMT / Oct 1, 2026 03:51 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: -9.36 / 125.26: Timor RegionSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 10 km, EMSC: 3.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23401836',-9.36000,125.26000,'19 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Timor Region',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in East TimorNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Atambua, a town with 82,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 49 km (31 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, 96 km (59 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry5 km (3 mi)N of epicenterSuai(pop: 21,500)IV: LightKovalimaEast Timor16 km (10 mi)W of epicenterTilomar(pop: 7,890)III: WeakKovalimaEast Timor41 km (26 mi)N of epicenterMaliana(pop: 22,000)III: WeakBobonaroEast Timor49 km (31 mi)NW of epicenterAtambua(pop: 82,200)III: WeakKabupaten Belu, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia73 km (46 mi)N of epicenterGleno(pop: 8,130)II: Very weakErmera Villa, ErmeraEast Timor78 km (49 mi)NE of epicenterAissirimou(pop: 2,190)II: Very weakAileu Villa, AileuEast Timor83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterMaubara(pop: 16,300)II: Very weakLiquicaEast Timor86 km (54 mi)N of epicenterLikisa(pop: 19,000)II: Very weakBazartete, LiquicaEast Timor86 km (54 mi)W of epicenterKefamenanu(pop: 48,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia96 km (59 mi)N of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000)II: Very weakDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterPante Makasar(pop: 4,730)II: Very weakOecusseEast Timor106 km (66 mi)NE of epicenterBarique(pop: 5,440)II: Very weakManatutoEast Timor106 km (66 mi)NE of epicenterMetinaro(pop: 4,000)II: Very weakDiliEast Timor121 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterSoe(pop: 40,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia126 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterManatuto(pop: 1,920)II: Very weakEast Timor127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterAtauro(pop: 9,270)II: Very weakDiliEast Timor134 km (83 mi)NE of epicenterViqueque(pop: 6,080)II: Very weakViquequeEast Timor146 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterVenilale(pop: 16,000)II: Very weakBaucauEast Timor150 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterKalabahi(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Alor, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia164 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterBaukau(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltBaucau, BaucauEast Timor166 km (103 mi)W of epicenterNaisano Dua(pop: 2,350)I: Not feltKabupaten Kupang, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia172 km (107 mi)NE of epicenterIrabin de Baixo(pop: 2,450)I: Not feltUatocarabau, ViquequeEast Timor195 km (121 mi)NE of epicenterLuro(pop: 2,840)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor202 km (126 mi)SW of epicenterKupang(pop: 442,800)I: Not feltEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia212 km (132 mi)NE of epicenterLautem(pop: 3,160)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor212 km (132 mi)NE of epicenterLospalos(pop: 17,200)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor230 km (143 mi)NW of epicenterLewoleba(pop: 30,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Lembata, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia244 km (152 mi)NE of epicenterTutuala(pop: 3,710)I: Not feltLauteinEast Timor286 km (178 mi)SW of epicenterBaa(pop: 1,260)I: Not feltKabupaten Rote Ndao, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia309 km (192 mi)NE of epicenterTiakur(pop: 5,230)I: Not feltKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, MalukuIndonesiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-09-30EpicenterAgency3.910 km6.2 mi(*)18:51:29Timor RegionBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)18:51:29Timor Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)18:51:29EAST TIMOR REGION0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 64 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.67 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 7.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 31.3 quakes per year (or 2.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 64 quakes per year (or 5.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 4 weeks after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had hit on Monday, Aug 31, 2026, at 11:58 am local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8) in 61 km (38 mi) distance to the west:Mag. 4.1 earthquake 25 km east of Kefamenanu - Indonesia - Aug 31, 2026 -The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 5.2. It had occurred 3 years earlier, on Tuesday, Feb 27, 2024, at 12:49 pm local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8) in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia:Mag. 5.2 earthquake Timor Sea - East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - Feb 27, 2024 -The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.5. It had occurred 22 years ago earlier, on Friday, Nov 12, 2004, at 05:26 am local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8) in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia:Mag. 7.5 earthquake Banda Sea - East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - Nov 12, 2004 -Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapSep 27, 10:56 am (GMT +8)3.110 km75 km (46 mi) to the W 16 km southeast of Kefamenanu, Indonesia I felt itInfoAug 31, 11:58 am (Makassar)4.110 km61 km (38 mi) to the W 25 km east of Kefamenanu, Indonesia I felt itInfoAug 25, 03:43 am (GMT +9)3.736 km49 km (31 mi) to the NWKabupaten Malaka, 11 km northeast of Atambua, IndonesiaInfoAug 15, 12:57 pm (GMT +9)3.35 km4.6 km (2.8 mi) to the STimor Sea, 9.7 km south of Suai, Kovalima, Timor-LesteInfoAug 14, 02:16 pm (GMT +9)3.815 km15 km (9.2 mi) to the SE 20 km south of Suai, Kovalima, Timor-LesteInfoMay 31, 12:04 pm (GMT +8)4.6750 km89 km (55 mi) to the NWSavu Sea, 40 km northwest of Atambua, IndonesiaInfoMay 10, 11:43 am (GMT +9)4.421 km95 km (59 mi) to the NEAileu, 25 km southeast of Dili, Dili, Timor-LesteInfoApr 2, 01:36 am (GMT +9)4.410 km26 km (16 mi) to the NEBobonaro, 71 km south of Dili, Dili, Timor-LesteInfoDec 7, 2025 01:41 pm (GMT +9)4.2750 km81 km (51 mi) to the ETimor Sea, 84 km southeast of Suai, Kovalima, Timor-LesteInfoFeb 27, 2024 12:49 pm (Makassar)5.210 km45 km (28 mi) to the SWTimor Sea, 69 km south of Atambua, Kabupaten Belu, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaInfoFeb 4, 2022 12:40 am (GMT +9)5.210 km57 km (35 mi) to the NEManufahi, 63 km south of Dili, Dili, Timor-Leste 4 reportsInfoApr 7, 2019 10:18 am (Makassar)5.252 km60 km (37 mi) to the SWKabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, 46 km southeast of Kefamenanu, IndonesiaInfoMar 15, 2019 08:30 am (Makassar)5.046 km62 km (39 mi) to the SWKabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, 36 km southeast of Kefamenanu, IndonesiaInfoJun 26, 2017 09:12 pm (Makassar)4.919 km73 km (45 mi) to the WKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, 52 km northeast of Soe, IndonesiaInfoMar 3, 2016 04:36 pm (GMT +8)5.630 km45 km (28 mi) to the S 50 km S of Suai, Timor LesteInfoMar 3, 2016 05:34 pm (GMT +9)5.225 km19 km (12 mi) to the W 18 km west of Suai, Kovalima, Timor-Leste 2 reportsInfoJun 16, 2015 01:41 am (Makassar)5.758 km47 km (29 mi) to the SWTimor Sea, 71 km south of Atambua, Kabupaten Belu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 6 reportsInfoOct 19, 2011 08:50 am (Makassar)5.032 km53 km (33 mi) to the W 34 km east of Kefamenanu, IndonesiaInfoApr 27, 2011 06:43 am (GMT +9)5.39.8 km75 km (47 mi) to the NEAinaro, 14 km southeast of Aileu, Aileu, Timor-LesteInfoMar 7, 2009 08:36 am (Makassar)5.033 km45 km (28 mi) to the W 25 km south of Atambua, Kabupaten Belu, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaInfoMar 18, 2007 02:48 pm (Makassar)5.125 km81 km (51 mi) to the W 9.2 km southeast of Kefamenanu, IndonesiaInfoNov 12, 2004 05:26 am (Makassar)7.510 km141 km (88 mi) to the NBanda Sea, 20 km northeast of Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaInfoJun 11, 2003 03:51 pm (Makassar)5.210 km89 km (55 mi) to the SWKabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, 42 km south of Kefamenanu, IndonesiaInfoOct 19, 2001 12:31 pm (GMT +9)5.433 km17 km (10.5 mi) to the N 24 km south of Maliana, Bobonaro, Timor-LesteInfoDec 5, 1995 02:32 pm (Makassar)6.433 km75 km (46 mi) to the NWSavu Sea, 26 km west of Atambua, Kabupaten Belu, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaInfoDec 4, 1995 04:33 am (GMT +9)5.333 km31 km (20 mi) to the N 16 km southeast of Maliana, Bobonaro, Timor-LesteInfoFeb 11, 1992 06:25 pm (Makassar)5.727 km49 km (31 mi) to the WKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, 16 km southwest of Atambua, IndonesiaInfoApr 18, 1990 11:10 pm (GMT +9)5.633 km57 km (35 mi) to the NEManufahi, 46 km south of Dili, Dili, Timor-LesteInfoNov 14, 1989 10:32 pm (Makassar)5.833 km63 km (39 mi) to the NWKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, 17 km west of Atambua, IndonesiaInfoMay 1, 1978 07:41 pm (Makassar)5.553 km39 km (24 mi) to the W 22 km south of Atambua, Kabupaten Belu, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaInfoMar 27, 1978 07:36 pm (GMT +9)5.969 km88 km (55 mi) to the NSavu Sea, 52 km west of Dili, Dili, Timor-LesteInfoOct 19, 1972 05:01 am (GMT +9)6.333 km71 km (44 mi) to the NWSavu Sea, 70 km west of Dili, Dili, Timor-LesteInfoOct 19, 1972 02:18 am (Makassar)5.915 km101 km (63 mi) to the NW Kepulauan Alor, IndonesiaInfoMar 29, 1971 01:56 am (Makassar)5.740 km83 km (52 mi) to the W 16 km southeast of Kefamenanu, IndonesiaInfoOct 21, 1969 02:12 pm (GMT +9)5.22 km35 km (22 mi) to the NW 14 km southeast of Atambua, Kabupaten Belu, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaInfoJul 17, 1968 02:24 pm (GMT +9)5.912 km87 km (54 mi) to the NSavu Sea, 63 km west of Dili, Dili, Timor-LesteInfoApr 10, 1963 03:50 pm (Makassar)6.035 km23 km (14 mi) to the NW 18 km northwest of Suai, Kovalima, Timor-LesteInfoFeb 14, 1952 12:38 pm (Jayapura)7.025 km222 km (138 mi) to the NEKabupaten Maluku Barat Daya, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMar 22, 1944 08:43 am (Makassar)7.50 km216 km (134 mi) to the NWKabupaten Lembata, 186 km north of Kupang, IndonesiaInfoFeb 25, 1941 05:37 am (Universal Time)6.225 km61 km (38 mi) to the W 27 km east of Kefamenanu, IndonesiaInfoOct 20, 1938 02:19 am (Universal Time)7.166 km281 km (175 mi) to the WSavu Sea, 70 km southeast of Maumere, IndonesiaInfoJun 18, 1928 12:59 pm (Universal Time)5.835 km61 km (38 mi) to the NErmera, 36 km southwest of Dili, Dili, Timor-LesteInfoMar 23, 1908 12:23 pm (Universal Time)6.735 km40 km (25 mi) to the NEKovalima, 56 km south of Dili, Dili, Timor-LesteInfoSep 29, 1905 11:52 am (Universal Time)7.135 km271 km (168 mi) to the NEBanda Sea, 80 km south of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, IndonesiaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]