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M5.1 Earthquake near KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-16 16:02:01 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-07-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-07-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on July 16, 2025 at 16:02 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 48 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
ece8351f1dc8ebbc0ea70fd86a7feaf79d1154e5
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-16 16:02:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-7.32360, 127.67640
Temperature
25.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Lospalos152.7 kmSW17'186
Dili269.2 kmSW150'000
Makassar942.8 kmW1'474'393

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Wurlali
    Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 212 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 282 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 351 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 395 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
    94.4 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 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M5.02025-07-16 16:02:03 UTC2.9 kmBanda Sea M4.02025-07-23 13:56:49 UTC63.0 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M4.22025-07-25 20:23:27 UTC138.7 kmBANDA SEA M4.82025-08-06 09:33:06 UTC33.3 km130 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.82025-08-06 09:33:06 UTC52.4 kmKEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA M3.82025-08-10 10:51:43 UTC80.5 kmBANDA SEA M4.32025-08-11 16:16:26 UTC123.8 kmBANDA SEA

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#3
Earlier events M≥452
Earlier events M≥53
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 UTC92.6 km205 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M5.22025-05-09 22:45:45 UTC148.8 kmMaluku M5.02025-03-13 15:45:42 UTC24.2 km135 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.92025-02-19 10:05:54 UTC104.3 km252 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste M4.92025-01-13 11:47:08 UTC29.3 km124 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

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