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M2.9 Earthquake near SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-01 05:22:42 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on July 1, 2025 at 05:22 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 23 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 25 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.3.

Details

ID
0aad9153194a5c2857e3652c92609c06ffda5b8b
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
23.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-01 05:22:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-9.79000, 119.15000
Temperature
26.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 23 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 23 km
Shallow
23 km
23 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 150 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Sangeang Api
    Distance: 177 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'912 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 198 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Tambora
    Distance: 213 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 222 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 233 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-29

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Nusa Tenggara Timur

Context for this earthquake

29 Sep 2025 – 29 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,069 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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