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M2.6 Earthquake near SAVU SEA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-23 17:30:44 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 23, 2025 at 17:30 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near SAVU SEA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 25 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 56 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
ad645759a3234c75dcbb5de1ed6300adbb5e0b0d
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
25.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-23 17:30:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-10.72000, 122.67000
Temperature
28.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25 km
Shallow
25 km
25 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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

  • Egon
    Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'661 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Indonesia
  • Iya
    Distance: 233 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 618 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia
  • Kelimutu
    Distance: 236 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'639 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Lewotobi Activity reported
    Distance: 242 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'703 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 254 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 263 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • David Constantijn Saudale AirportIndonesia · RTI · WATR
    44.7 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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