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M2.9 Earthquake near SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-28 04:51:49 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 28, 2025 at 04:51 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 13 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 32 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
714bff0169a9b44d8369618ec97ada3399326098
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
13.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-28 04:51:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Barat
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.18000, 117.70000
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13 km
Shallow
13 km
13 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

  • Tambora
    Distance: 34 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia
  • Rinjani
    Distance: 138 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'726 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Indonesia
  • Sangeang Api
    Distance: 151 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'912 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Agung
    Distance: 242 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'997 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Batur
    Distance: 256 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'711 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 261 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin III AirportIndonesia · SWQ · WADS
    46.7 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 Barat

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 437 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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