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M5.6 Earthquake near KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-01 13:49:50 UTC Local time: —
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M5.6 Earthquake near KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-10-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-10-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on October 1, 2025 at 13:49 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 149 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 53 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.4.

Details

ID
cedefb592a680a515ac255ec2e5732661c97ac68
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
149.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-01 13:49:50 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-7.40000, 128.33150
Temperature
27.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 149 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 149 km
Intermediate
149 km
149 km — deeper than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 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
Lospalos192.6 kmSW17'186
Dili329.9 kmSW150'000
Makassar1014.9 kmW1'474'393

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Wurlali
    Distance: 49 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 222 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 300 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 363 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Jos Orno Imsula AirportIndonesia · JIO · WAPM
    94.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM5.6
M5.62025-10-01 13:49:51 UTC12.5 kmBanda Sea M5.42025-10-01 13:49:53 UTC9.8 kmBanda Sea M4.12025-10-02 05:38:48 UTC90.6 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M4.32025-10-02 05:38:52 UTC114.5 kmTimor Region M4.02025-10-03 18:00:32 UTC80.2 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M4.22025-10-04 19:02:04 UTC107.0 kmKEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA M4.12025-10-07 18:06:59 UTC121.0 kmBANDA SEA M5.42025-10-10 10:02:50 UTC137.4 kmBanda Sea M5.52025-10-10 10:02:50 UTC140.1 kmKEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA M5.52025-10-10 10:02:52 UTC143.3 kmBanda Sea M3.42025-10-11 07:34:24 UTC67.9 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M4.12025-10-15 19:04:38 UTC90.3 kmKEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,295 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥4102
Earlier events M≥58
Compared since2025-01-05

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.72025-04-01 10:15:55 UTC19.9 km205 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M5.62025-10-01 13:49:49 UTC5.9 km197 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M5.22025-05-09 22:45:45 UTC76.5 kmMaluku M5.12025-07-16 16:02:01 UTC72.7 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M5.02025-09-23 17:08:11 UTC109.2 kmBanda Sea

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