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M6.2 Earthquake near 59 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-26 17:04:26 UTC Local time: —
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M6.2 Earthquake near 59 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste (Indonesia) · 2025-10-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.2 Earthquake near 59 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste (Indonesia) · 2025-10-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 26, 2025 at 17:04 UTC, a magnitude M6.2 earthquake occurred near 59 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste (Indonesia). At around 75 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by USGS. Indonesia: 26 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.7.

Details

ID
16e80a195c4743121150cbfd529b6c3c09674564
Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
75.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-26 17:04:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-8.86890, 123.95170
Temperature
25.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 75 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 75 km
Intermediate
75 km
75 km — deeper than the regional average (43.6 km)
Regional average: 43.6 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Lewoleba80.6 kmNW30'151
Kupang149.6 kmS474'801
Makassar648.0 kmNW1'474'393

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sirung
    Distance: 46 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 56 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia
  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International AirportTimor-Leste · OEC · WPOC
    56.0 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours11
First 24 hours15
First 72 hours22
Strongest subsequent eventM6.2
M6.22025-10-26 17:04:27 UTC21.5 kmTimor Region M5.82025-10-26 17:04:28 UTC16.7 kmTimor Region M4.22025-10-26 17:25:29 UTC17.0 kmTIMOR REGION, INDONESIA M4.62025-10-26 17:34:46 UTC13.0 km55 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste M4.82025-10-26 17:34:46 UTC32.8 kmTimor Region M2.52025-10-26 17:53:45 UTC19.7 kmTIMOR REGION M2.52025-10-26 18:13:47 UTC22.0 kmTIMOR REGION, INDONESIA M3.72025-10-26 18:20:58 UTC17.9 kmKEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA M3.62025-10-26 18:22:14 UTC15.7 kmTIMOR REGION, INDONESIA M3.22025-10-26 18:59:32 UTC22.5 kmTIMOR REGION, INDONESIA M3.92025-10-26 20:00:54 UTC16.9 kmTIMOR REGION, INDONESIA M3.32025-10-27 00:20:26 UTC25.1 kmTIMOR REGION, INDONESIA

Nusa Tenggara Timur

Context for this earthquake

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 364 Catalogue entries

Of 363 other entries for this area and period, 0 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥482
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-01-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-10-26 17:04:25 UTC0.0 km59 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste M6.22025-10-26 17:04:25 UTC27.6 kmIndonesia [Sea] M5.32025-10-24 04:46:35 UTC25.7 kmFlores Region, Indonesia M5.22025-05-31 15:21:13 UTC65.9 kmTimor Region M5.12025-10-24 04:46:35 UTC21.6 km78 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste

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