The Emergence Machine
E14 live briefing#651 on the stream
Dili, Timor-Leste

Earthquakes Shake Dili Region

A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 54 km south of Soe in the Timor Sea on Tuesday, Nov 3, at 06:40 am GMT, per volcanodiscovery.com.

Just two hours later, a magnitude 3.7 quake hit 49 km east of Lospalos, Lautein, Timor-Leste, at 08:04 am local time, according to the same source.

The region has seen increased seismic activity recently, with multiple moderate quakes in the Banda Sea and surrounding areas within the past week, per volcanodiscovery.com.

AI-written summary of the sources below. Check them.This page expires · · E14 keeps briefings 7 days

Sources —

8 articles
01volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 3 NovLight mag. 3.5 earthquake - Timor Sea, 54 km south of Soe, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 06:40 am (GMT +0) 02volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 2 NovLight mag. 3.7 earthquake - Timor Sea, 49 km east of Lospalos, Lautein, Timor-Leste, on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 08:04 am (GMT +9) 03volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 2 NovModerate mag. 4.4 earthquake - Banda Sea, 103 km northwest of Pulau Selu Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 08:18 pm (GMT +9) 04volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 2 NovModerate mag. 4.3 earthquake - 125 km NNW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 02:52 pm (Makassar time) 05volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 2 NovStrong mag. 5.4 earthquake - 430 km southeast of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 12:53 am (Universal Time) 06straitstimesstraitstimes.com · 31 OctChina is helping modernise Timor-Leste with investment, trade and jobs. But is trouble brewing? 07volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 28 OctModerate mag. 4.1 earthquake - Banda Sea, 106 km northwest of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 05:17 am (Universal Time) 08volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 28 OctModerate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Banda Sea, 75 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 12:44 pm (Jayapura time)

Open data on the globe —

check it yourself
M5.1 earthquake
94 km deep · 2 d ago · 14 quakes nearby this week
USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003 · Open the same data on earthquake.usgs.gov →