Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Timor-Leste near Lospalos, Lautém, just 6 minutes ago. The earthquake struck early Friday morning, September 11, 2026, at 3:44 a.m. local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, apart from objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.Weak shaking might have been felt in Tiakur (pop. 5,200), located 47 km from the epicenter; Tutuala (pop. 3,700), 64 km away; and Lospalos (pop. 17,200), 89 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake becomes 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 earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 10, 2026 06:44 pm (Universal Time) local time (10 Sep 2026 18:44 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 8.74°S / 127.86°E (Maluku, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG