Indonesia

M2.6 Earthquake near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-14 15:37:01 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 14, 2025 at 15:37 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 55 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
4043143ea74521638296b81070bc5ce356f335bd
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-14 15:37:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.51000, 122.76000
Temperature
26.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

  • Lewotobi Activity reported
    Distance: 4 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'703 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'661 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 58 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 68 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 89 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Larantuka Gewayentana AirportIndonesia · LKA · WATL
    37.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,059 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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