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Wed, 21 May 2025, 05:40 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred around noon on Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, at 1:32 pm local time near Kefamenanu, North Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 56. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Naisano Dua (pop. 2,300) located 60 km from the epicenter, Kefamenanu (pop. 48,200) 85 km away, and Soe (pop. 40,200) 103 km away.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Apr 14, 03:35 am (Makassar)

4.9

81 km24 km (15 mi) to the S Savu Sea, 69 km west of Kefamenanu, Indonesia InfoApr 1, 07:42 am (GMT +8)

4.0

81 km46 km (28 mi) to the NE Timor Region InfoMar 23, 03:41 am (GMT +8)

4.3

89 km68 km (43 mi) to the NE Timor Region InfoMar 19, 06:39 am (GMT +9)

4.4

91 km39 km (24 mi) to the E 30 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste InfoMar 18, 02:42 am (GMT +9)

5.1

90 km42 km (26 mi) to the E Savu Sea, 176 km southwest of Pulau Atauro Island, Dili, Timor-Leste 3 reportsInfoOct 25, 2024 03:35 pm (GMT +9)

4.4

72 km51 km (32 mi) to the E13 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste InfoAug 31, 2023 06:29 pm (Makassar)

6.1

75 km77 km (48 mi) to the SE 28 km northwest of Soe, Indonesia 16 reportsInfoJul 25, 2023 08:25 am (Makassar)

6.0

75 km27 km (17 mi) to the SE Savu Sea, 62 km west of Kefamenanu, Indonesia 21 reportsInfoDec 14, 2021 11:20 am (GMT +8)

7.3

14 km238 km (148 mi) to the NW Banda Sea, 113 km north of Maumere, Indonesia 13 reportsInfoDec 12, 2020 03:55 pm (Universal Time)

5.7

109 km38 km (24 mi) to the WSavu Sea, 79 km south of Pulau Kawula Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJun 17, 2019 01:43 pm (Makassar)

5.5

109 km91 km (56 mi) to the W Savu Sea, 92 km east of Maumere, Kabupaten Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 8 reportsInfoMay 18, 2019 07:14 pm (Makassar)

6.0

10 km11 km (7 mi) to the SW Savu Sea, 91 km northwest of

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