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M2.5 Earthquake near KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-17 16:30:38 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 17, 2025 at 16:30 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 89 km. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 43 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
f710e092ecafb5655950d948a0ad9547c204ccc6
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
89.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-17 16:30:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Nusa Tenggara Timur
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-8.76000, 124.38000
Temperature
23.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 89 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 89 km
Intermediate
89 km
89 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

  • Sirung
    Distance: 40 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'347 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Iliwerung
    Distance: 92 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 583 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Indonesia
  • Lewotolok Activity reported
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'431 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Ililabalekan
    Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'018 m ·Indonesia
  • Iliboleng
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'659 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Indonesia
  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International AirportTimor-Leste · OEC · WPOC
    49.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Nusa Tenggara Timur

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,059 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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