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

UTC time: 2025-12-31 07:28:32 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 31, 2025 at 07:28 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 161 km. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 63 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.1.

Details

ID
1d81c1a77b9cd26bfab050b9389b13911489de1b
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
161.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-31 07:28:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.32000, 119.60000
Temperature
27.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 161 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 161 km
Intermediate
161 km
161 km — deeper than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sangeang Api
    Distance: 60 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'912 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 64 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 108 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 158 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia
  • Tambora
    Distance: 176 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Komodo AirportIndonesia · LBJ · WATO
    36.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-02

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

Nusa Tenggara Timur

Context for this earthquake

02 Oct 2025 – 02 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,065 Catalogue entries

Of 1,064 other entries for this area and period, 348 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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