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M4.0 Earthquake near SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-05-22 08:46:25 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.0 earthquake was recorded near SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on May 22, 2025 at 08:46 UTC. With a focal depth of about 51 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 47 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.2.

Details

ID
57f50cc72397261ae9ee76b4aed3845c7751ac2e
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
51.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-22 08:46:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-9.11000, 119.24000
Temperature
27.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 51 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 51 km
Shallow
51 km
51 km — close to the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 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: 94 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Sangeang Api
    Distance: 103 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'912 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 151 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Tambora
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 190 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 196 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tambolaka AirportIndonesia · TMC · WATK
    33.3 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 ≥ 3.0 · 345 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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