Indonesia

M2.9 Earthquake near BALI SEA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-05-23 18:50:18 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 23, 2025 at 18:50 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near BALI SEA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 38 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 49 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.2.

Details

ID
62e97917f51f8ac20a7a9f4e7af2c41d302e6ba5
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
38.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-23 18:50:18 UTC
Local time
—
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
-7.81000, 116.72000
Temperature
27.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 38 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 38 km
Shallow
38 km
38 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

  • Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'726 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'997 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 155 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'711 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 182 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'244 m ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 259 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'247 m ·Indonesia

Indonesia

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 17,527 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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