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M5.0 Earthquake near South of Sumbawa, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-05-18 04:53:54 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

South of Sumbawa, Indonesia

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M5.0 Earthquake near South of Sumbawa, Indonesia · 2025-05-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near South of Sumbawa, Indonesia · 2025-05-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near South of Sumbawa, Indonesia on May 18, 2025 at 04:53 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
a07ab92a25f86583e6f922c8e8940909df002450
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-18 04:53:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-10.43000, 116.00000
Temperature
28.4°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
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Praya194.0 kmN35'183
Mataram205.7 kmN441'147
Denpasar215.8 kmNW670'210

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Rinjani
    Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'726 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Indonesia
  • Agung
    Distance: 238 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'997 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Batur
    Distance: 253 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'711 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Buyan-Bratan
    Distance: 257 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'244 m ·Indonesia
  • Ijen
    Distance: 327 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'769 m ·Last eruption: 1999 ·Indonesia
  • Tambora
    Distance: 327 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'850 m ·Last eruption: 1967 ·Indonesia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM4.9
M4.92025-05-18 04:54:00 UTC41.6 kmSOUTH OF LOMBOK, INDONESIA M3.22025-05-27 13:10:52 UTC146.5 kmSOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA M3.22025-06-03 15:38:11 UTC144.7 kmSOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA M4.32025-06-08 05:30:15 UTC148.3 kmSOUTH OF LOMBOK, INDONESIA M3.12025-06-15 01:39:41 UTC112.7 kmLOMBOK REGION, INDONESIA M3.12025-06-16 17:13:27 UTC129.4 kmSOUTH OF BALI, 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.

Earthquake overview

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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