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M2.5 Earthquake near FLORES SEA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-28 11:23:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near FLORES SEA (Indonesia) on December 28, 2025 at 11:23 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 24 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 54 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
926c434655ee8bbf48e0bd661c3a2f0c3be13fea
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
24.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-28 11:23:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-7.75000, 118.86000
Temperature
28.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 24 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 24 km
Shallow
24 km
24 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

  • Sangeang Api
    Distance: 55 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'912 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Tambora
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia
  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 167 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 209 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 257 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 262 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia

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Context for this earthquake

02 Oct 2025 – 02 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 17,486 Catalogue entries

Of 17,485 other entries for this area and period, 15,434 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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