List of earthquakes in Timor-Leste

Earthquakes in Timor-Leste (East Timor) are frequent but rarely cause damage. The earthquakes occur due to a convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.^[1] Earthquakes near East Timor will also be listed.

Earthquakes

Date	Region	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Comments	Ref
2021-12-29	Maluku, Indonesia	7.3 Mw	VII			Seven houses destroyed in East Timor.	[2]
2021-12-16	Maluku, Indonesia	5.6 Mw	VI			Minor damage	[3]
2021-12-11	Maluku, Indonesia	5.4 Mw	VI			Minor damage	[4]
2015-11-04	Alor, Indonesia	6.5 Mw	VII			Minor damage	[5]
2004-11-11	Alor, Indonesia	7.5 Mw	VIII	34	400	Severe damage	[6]
2004-04-23	Timor	6.7 Mw	V			Minor damage in Kupang, Indonesia	[7]
1995-05-14	Timor	6.9 Mw	VIII	11		Minor damage/tsunami	[8]
1991-07-04	Alor, Indonesia	6.9 Mw	VII	23	181	Severe damage	[9]
1989-07-14	Alor, Indonesia	6.7 Mw	VII		7	Minor damage	[10]
1987-11-26	Alor, Indonesia	6.7 Mw	VII	37	108	Moderate damage	[11]
1983-11-24	Maluku, Indonesia	7.3 Mw	VI			Felt as far as Australia.	[12]
1966-06-22	Flores Sea	7.0 Mw	III			Intermediate depth	[13]
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