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Timor-Leste

M2.5 Earthquake near EAST TIMOR REGION (Timor-Leste)

UTC time: 2025-10-22 00:58:02 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near EAST TIMOR REGION (Timor-Leste) on October 22, 2025 at 00:58 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
99b2176a176bce6c7c8f046866b94f7b263e18aa
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-22 00:58:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Timor-Leste
City
Bobonaru
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.87000, 125.15000
Temperature
32.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (23.6 km)
Regional average: 23.6 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

  • Sirung
    Distance: 119 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 177 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 192 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 198 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 216 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • AA Bere Tallo (Haliwen) AirportIndonesia · ABU · WATA
    35.4 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

Timor-Leste

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 101 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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