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M2.5 Earthquake near KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-16 00:37:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 16, 2025 at 00:37 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 75 km. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 46 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.0.

Details

ID
99bcdfab632609493fd027341045d6e729564242
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
75.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 00:37:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.85000, 124.06000
Temperature
25.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 75 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 75 km
Intermediate
75 km
75 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

  • Sirung
    Distance: 40 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 64 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 105 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia
  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International AirportTimor-Leste · OEC · WPOC
    49.3 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 Timur

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,059 Catalogue entries

Of 1,058 other entries for this area and period, 827 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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