Earthquakes in Timor-Leste — March 2026

11 earthquakes were recorded in Timor-Leste during March 2026, an average of 0.4 per day.

11 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 208 km.

The month's largest event in Timor-Leste was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Lospalos, Timor-Leste on 28 March 2026 at 18:38 UTC. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake radiates roughly 10,676 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Timor-Leste monthly average of 9 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 9 recorded the previous month.

0% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 82% intermediate (70–300 km) and 18% deep-focus (over 300 km). That proportion of deep-focus events is the signature of a subduction zone: only a cold slab descending into the mantle stays brittle enough to rupture at those depths.

By band, the catalogue holds 10 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 28 March, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.9 near Lospalos, Timor-Leste on 28 March at 159 km; M4.9 near Lospalos, Timor-Leste on 30 March at 149 km; M4.9 near Lospalos, Timor-Leste on 02 March at 137 km.

That is 27% above the 9 events Timor-Leste averages per month across the 21 months on record.