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M4.2 Earthquake near 31 km S of Atambua, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-03-10 03:03:44 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

31 km S of Atambua, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near 31 km S of Atambua, Indonesia on March 10, 2025 at 03:03 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
5a8f5012dea373d34e0cbe3c208375a72ec938fc
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-10 03:03:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-9.39090, 124.92570

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
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

  • Sirung
    Distance: 132 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 177 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 194 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 199 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 217 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia
  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 231 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • AA Bere Tallo (Haliwen) AirportIndonesia · ABU · WATA
    35.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International AirportTimor-Leste · UAI · WPDB
    40.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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