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M2.5 Earthquake near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-23 15:26:19 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 23, 2025 at 15:26 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. 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 56 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
641e1a38b445f992affa97128de8a21d9db41e19
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-23 15:26:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.52000, 121.59000
Temperature
27.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 km
8 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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

  • Paluweh
    Distance: 26 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 875 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Indonesia
  • Kelimutu
    Distance: 38 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'639 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Iya
    Distance: 42 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 618 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia
  • Ebulobo
    Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'096 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 71 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) AirportIndonesia · ENE · WATE
    37.4 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 · 1,064 Catalogue entries

Of 1,063 other entries for this area and period, 832 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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