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M2.8 Earthquake near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-08 02:46:20 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 8, 2025 at 02:46 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia). At around 156 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 44 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M6.0.

Details

ID
7bfefb83975f63c681783cb02d8febd546695f7f
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
156.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-08 02:46:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.39000, 120.60000
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 156 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 156 km
Intermediate
156 km
156 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 29 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 56 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia
  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 76 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Ebulobo
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'096 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia
  • Paluweh
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 875 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Frans Sales Lega AirportIndonesia · RTG · WATG
    26.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,059 Catalogue entries

Of 1,058 other entries for this area and period, 432 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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