International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1534115
Event time 2025-12-23 04:10:35 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-22 20:10:35 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-23 04:22:44 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.4
Depth 9.121 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Indonesia
Administration area Nusa Tenggara Barat
Nearest settlement Sape
Distance 55 km
Course NNE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name Flores Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (71,33 km), Komodo Airport (90,15 km), Sangir Airport (96,15 km), Tambolaka Airport (144,53 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Sangeang Api volcano (14,86 km), Gilibanta volcano (38,73 km), Maria, Doro volcano (49,54 km), Saboke, Doro volcano (63,76 km), Otota, Doro volcano (73,53 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.