International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583383
Event time 2026-02-26 17:14:09 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 08:14:09 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 17:28:18 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.4
Depth 162 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country East Timor
Administration area Distrito Lautém
Nearest settlement Lospalos
Distance 125 km
Course NE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name Banda Sea

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Jos Orno Imsula Airport (64,11 km), Jos Orno Imsula Airport (64,11 km), Kisar Airport (69,01 km), Kisar Airport (69,01 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.