Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M4.6 earthquake 36 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste at Aug 20, 2025, 09:40 UTC, at a depth of 108 km. The epicentre was 65 km (40 mi) NNW of Kefamenanu.

Details

Magnitude	4.6 mb
Time	Aug 20, 2025, 09:40 UTC
Depth	108.4 km
Coordinates	-8.957, 124.162
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

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02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
4.6	51 km N of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	32 km / 20 mi	depth 91 km	Oct 17, 09:07 UTC
4.4	53 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	17 km / 10 mi	depth 68 km	Oct 10, 04:45 UTC
4.9	62 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	28 km / 17 mi	depth 157 km	Sep 29, 14:14 UTC
4.6	59 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	29 km / 18 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 27, 21:14 UTC
4.3	79 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	49 km / 30 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 21, 06:44 UTC
4.6	60 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	24 km / 15 mi	depth 67 km	Sep 9, 17:45 UTC
4.5	63 km N of Naisano Dua, Indonesia	48 km / 30 mi	depth 65 km	Sep 9, 11:12 UTC
4.5	103 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	70 km / 43 mi	depth 166 km	Sep 6, 11:15 UTC
4.5	54 km NW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia	88 km / 54 mi	depth 85 km	Aug 9, 06:19 UTC
4.6	70 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	40 km / 25 mi	depth 93 km	May 24, 09:27 UTC
4.5	98 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	64 km / 40 mi	depth 167 km	Apr 24, 16:10 UTC
5.4	47 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	11 km / 7 mi	depth 64 km	Apr 21, 03:17 UTC
4.5	41 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	6 km / 4 mi	depth 84 km	Apr 14, 12:44 UTC
4.7	60 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	26 km / 16 mi	depth 79 km	Mar 16, 16:01 UTC
4.4	115 km WNW of Maubara, Timor Leste	90 km / 56 mi	depth 204 km	Feb 20, 13:32 UTC
4.2	56 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	32 km / 20 mi	depth 96 km	Jan 26, 15:00 UTC
4.2	45 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	24 km / 15 mi	depth 89 km	Jan 1, 05:00 UTC
4.4	27 km NE of Soe, Indonesia	92 km / 57 mi	depth 10 km	Dec 29, 11:32 UTC
4.0	34 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	14 km / 9 mi	depth 95 km	Dec 27, 18:56 UTC
4.4	9 km SW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	40 km / 25 mi	depth 32 km	Dec 26, 20:48 UTC
4.1	48 km NNW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia	59 km / 37 mi	depth 35 km	Dec 9, 21:51 UTC
4.3	50 km W of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	33 km / 21 mi	depth 97 km	Nov 21, 22:56 UTC
4.4	45 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste	13 km / 8 mi	depth 99 km	Nov 20, 19:08 UTC
4.5	33 km N of Naisano Dua, Indonesia	56 km / 35 mi	depth 102 km	Nov 15, 11:53 UTC
4.0	41 km NE of Naisano Dua, Indonesia	43 km / 27 mi	depth 92 km	Nov 10, 16:18 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.