International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1521893
Event time 2025-12-07 19:56:07 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-07 11:56:07 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-07 20:00:35 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 5 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area East Nusa Tenggara
Nearest settlement Kupang
Distance 57 km
Course SSE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name Timor Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Kupang (58,59 km)
Nearest airports
El Tari Airport (53,74 km), Roti Airport (55,27 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.