Earthquakes in Timor-Leste — June 2026

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

11 reached magnitude 4 or above and 4 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 233 km.

The month's largest event in Timor-Leste was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Metinaro, Timor-Leste on 27 June 2026 at 10:37 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 4 recorded the previous month.

27% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 36% intermediate (70–300 km) and 36% 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 7 in the magnitude 4 range, 4 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 27 June, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.9 near Metinaro, Timor-Leste on 27 June at 526 km; M5.3 near Lospalos, Timor-Leste on 05 June at 154 km; M5.2 near Venilale, Timor-Leste on 06 June at 10 km.

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