M6.2 earthquake in Timor-Leste on October 26, 2025

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck on October 26, 2025 at 17:04 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 57 km northwest of Pante Makasar, at a depth of 75 km. The focus was at intermediate depth, which softens the shaking at the surface compared with a shallow quake of the same size.

6.2magnitude

75 kmdepth

17:04time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

10 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Kupang (Indonesia)152 km
Dili (Timor-Leste)177 km
Bau-Bau (Indonesia)407 km
Labuan Bajo (Indonesia)452 km
Kendari (Indonesia)566 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 19 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.4.

M5.4 · Apr 21, 03:17 UTC11 km
M5.3 · Jul 26, 10:57 UTC142 km
M5.0 · Apr 20, 05:19 UTC108 km
M4.9 · Sep 30, 10:58 UTC121 km
M4.9 · Sep 29, 14:14 UTC18 km
M4.8 · Apr 8, 16:17 UTC100 km
M4.7 · Mar 16, 16:01 UTC8 km
M4.6 · Oct 17, 09:07 UTC41 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 44 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (June 17, 1996).

M7.9 · June 17, 1996245 km
M7.8 · December 12, 1992234 km
M7.5 · November 11, 2004124 km
M7.3 · December 14, 2021238 km
M7.0 · February 27, 2015236 km