Indonesia

M2.6 Earthquake near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-25 16:37:24 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 25, 2025 at 16:37 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near FLORES REGION, INDONESIA (Indonesia). At around 163 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 56 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
a1a2d58402bbd1ba0daf2ccec66ec783f00dc9bc
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
163.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-25 16:37:24 UTC
Local time
—
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.67000, 121.44000
Temperature
27.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 163 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 163 km
Intermediate
163 km
163 km — deeper than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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

  • Distance: 32 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'096 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia
  • Iya
    Distance: 33 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 618 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 43 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'639 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 49 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 875 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 51 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 58 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) AirportIndonesia · ENE · WATE
    31.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-02

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

02 Oct 2025 – 02 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,064 Catalogue entries

Of 1,063 other entries for this area and period, 628 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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