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M5.1 Earthquake near 26 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste

UTC time: 2025-03-17 17:42:24 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
97.2 km
Source
USGS

26 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste

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M5.1 Earthquake near 26 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 2025-03-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 26 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 2025-03-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On March 17, 2025 at 17:42 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 26 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste. At around 97 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
b4c042e2de21109e29e4de7f60c8921b58c0a0b9
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
97.2 km
UTC time
2025-03-17 17:42:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-9.09520, 124.16330

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 97.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 97.2 km
Intermediate
97.2 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Kefamenanu52.2 kmSE48'202
Kupang134.3 kmSW474'801
Makassar681.9 kmNW1'474'393

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sirung
    Distance: 67 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 90 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 105 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia
  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International AirportTimor-Leste · OEC · WPOC
    22.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • AA Bere Tallo (Haliwen) AirportIndonesia · ABU · WATA
    81.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥49
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-04

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.52025-03-09 23:49:16 UTC147.8 km94 km ENE of Maumere, Indonesia M4.22025-03-10 03:03:44 UTC89.9 km31 km S of Atambua, Indonesia M4.22025-03-05 09:37:29 UTC51.2 km42 km N of Naisano Dua, Indonesia M4.22025-02-21 20:47:18 UTC125.0 km106 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste M4.12025-02-26 18:16:42 UTC139.6 km37 km ESE of Kupang, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

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