International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584672
Event time 2026-02-28 10:14:46 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 01:14:46 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 10:28:20 (UTC)
Magnitude 4
Depth 146 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 2
Possible effects A few people might notice movement if they are at rest and/or on the upper floors of tall buildings.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country East Timor
Administration area Distrito Lautém
Nearest settlement Lospalos
Distance 303 km
Course ENE
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
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
Teon volcano (48,46 km), Nila volcano (62,18 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.