RSS feed source: US National Weather Service

Tue, 23 Sep 2025, 20:07 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred early morning on Wednesday, September 24th, 2025, at 3:54 am local time near Tambolaka, Southwest Sumba 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 34. 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tambolaka (pop. 35,800) located 42 km from the epicenter, Waingapu (pop. 35,900) 73 km away, and Labuan Bajo (pop. 188,700) 118 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

If you felt it, report it through

Click this link to continue reading the article on the source website.

RSS feed source: US National Weather Service

Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 16, 06:14 am (GMT +8)

4.1

30 km91 km (56 mi) to the E Sumba Region, Indonesia InfoAug 14, 05:18 pm (Makassar)

4.4

18 km22 km (14 mi) to the SW Kabupaten Sumba Barat, 42 km southeast of Tambolaka, Indonesia InfoJul 17, 07:15 pm (GMT +8)

4.1

10 km84 km (52 mi) to the SW Sumba Region, Indonesia 1 reportInfoJul 17, 05:04 pm (GMT +8)

5.7

26 km97 km (60 mi) to the SW Sumba Region, Indonesia 3 reportsInfoJul 6, 02:30 am (Makassar)

4.6

51 km29 km (18 mi) to the SE Sumba Region, Indonesia 5 reportsInfoMar 31, 11:54 pm (GMT +8)

5.6

28 km87 km (54 mi) to the SW72 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia InfoFeb 10, 11:15 pm (Makassar)

5.1

69 km33 km (21 mi) to the S 56 km SE of Tambolaka, Indonesia 2 reportsInfoAug 23, 2024 11:55 am (GMT +8)

5.3

10 km61 km (38 mi) to the NW Selat Sumba, 45 km north of Tambolaka, Indonesia 11 reportsInfoOct 27, 2023 03:49 pm (Makassar)

5.5

44 km69 km (43 mi) to the E 7.6 km southwest of Waingapu, Indonesia InfoFeb 12, 2016 06:02 pm (Makassar)

6.1

38 km47 km (29 mi) to the SW Indian Ocean, 72 km west of Pulau Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 16 reportsInfoOct 25, 2009 04:54 am (GMT +8)

5.6

35 km100 km (62 mi) to the SW Indian Ocean, 71 km southwest of Tambolaka, Indonesia InfoJul 13, 2009 06:52 pm (GMT +8)

5.9

65 km54 km (33 mi) to the NW Selat Sumba, 33 km north of Tambolaka, Indonesia InfoMay 24, 2007 09:06 am (Makassar)

5.6

38 km90 km (56 mi) to the W Sumbawa region, Indonesia InfoOct 30, 2000 08:01 pm

Click this link to continue reading the article on the source website.