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M4.4 Earthquake near 21 km NE of Komodo, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-05-16 12:16:26 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 16, 2025 at 12:16 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near 21 km NE of Komodo, Indonesia (Indonesia). At around 179 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 39 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.2.

Details

ID
e1a9ffe4945d0d7faaacf9a2f2652f0f64080c49
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
179.4 km
UTC time
2025-05-16 12:16:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-8.44210, 119.62030
Temperature
26.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 179.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 179.4 km
Intermediate
179.4 km
179.4 km — deeper than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 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

  • Sano, Wai
    Distance: 54 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'319 m ·Indonesia
  • Sangeang Api
    Distance: 66 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'912 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Indonesia
  • Ranakah Activity reported
    Distance: 102 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 1991 ·Indonesia
  • Inielika
    Distance: 153 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'559 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Indonesia
  • Inierie
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'245 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Indonesia
  • Ebulobo
    Distance: 178 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'096 m ·Last eruption: 1969 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Komodo AirportIndonesia · LBJ · WATO
    29.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 345 Catalogue entries

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

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