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M4.9 Earthquake near 21 km SW of Lospalos, Timor Leste

UTC time: 2025-04-17 07:26:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
25.8 km
Source
USGS

21 km SW of Lospalos, Timor Leste

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near 21 km SW of Lospalos, Timor Leste on April 17, 2025 at 07:26 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 26 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
976c26d4ac19babf8749cf5780ab4626f07931e6
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
25.8 km
UTC time
2025-04-17 07:26:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-8.67530, 126.87160

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25.8 km
Shallow
25.8 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

  • Wurlali
    Distance: 263 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Sirung
    Distance: 302 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 314 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 361 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 363 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 373 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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