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M5.6 Earthquake near 67 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-03-31 15:54:17 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
11.9 km
Source
USGS

67 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia

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M5.6 Earthquake near 67 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia · 2025-03-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near 67 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia · 2025-03-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near 67 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia on March 31, 2025 at 15:54 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
02f0d9fc04e963b5004d6327999923dfe2a4d87a
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
11.9 km
UTC time
2025-03-31 15:54:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-10.00690, 119.04890

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.9 km
Shallow
11.9 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tambolaka67.6 kmN35'790
Bima175.6 kmN165'113
Denpasar446.7 kmW670'210

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 176 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Sangeang Api
    Distance: 201 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'912 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 223 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Tambora
    Distance: 227 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 244 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 255 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tambolaka AirportIndonesia · TMC · WATK
    69.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥412
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-14

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-03-31 15:54:16 UTC25.0 kmSumba Region, Indonesia M5.12025-02-10 15:15:06 UTC76.3 km49 km ESE of Tambolaka, Indonesia M4.72025-03-03 15:20:57 UTC54.1 km87 km WSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia M4.72025-02-03 21:30:47 UTC141.0 km108 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia M4.72025-01-14 16:16:58 UTC135.9 km39 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia

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