Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 30 km southeast of Waingapu, Indonesia

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A moderately shallow magnitude 4.8 earthquake was reported in the morning near Waingapu, Kabupaten Sumba Timur, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Monday, August 11th, 2025, at 10:11 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 54. 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 Waingapu (pop. 35,900) located 30 km from the epicenter.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.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 11, 2025 02:11 am (Universal Time) local time (11 Aug 2025 02:11 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 55.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 9.76°S / 120.53°E (Kabupaten Sumba Timur, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG