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M4.2 Earthquake near 106 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste

UTC time: 2025-02-21 20:47:18 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
187.5 km
Source
USGS

106 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near 106 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste on February 21, 2025 at 20:47 UTC. At around 187 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
d1effed2317e25c670695d93baeca619618c5658
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
187.5 km
UTC time
2025-02-21 20:47:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-8.00960, 124.45750

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 187.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 187.5 km
Intermediate
187.5 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

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  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Alor Island - Mali AirportIndonesia · ARD · WATM
    20.5 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.

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