Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 18 km depth31 May 10:55 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 31, 2026 10:51:57 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, May 31, 2026, at 10:51 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.0Depth18 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude10.15°S / 124°EKabupaten Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaAlso near: Timor-Leste 85 km (53 mi) awaySeismic antipode10.15°N / 56°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoSirung (183 km / 114 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.0 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoMay 31, 2026 10:51 GMT / May 31, 2026 10:51 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -10.15 / 124: Indonesia: Timor RegionSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23051370',-10.15000,124.00000,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 3.0, Indonesia: Timor Region',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in BaliNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Kupang, a city with more than 440,000 inhabitants in Indonesia, in 43 km (27 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, 247 km (154 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry43 km (27 mi)W of epicenterKupang(pop: 442,800)II: Very weakEast Nusa TenggaraIndonesia45 km (28 mi)NE of epicenterSoe(pop: 40,200)II: Very weakKabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia66 km (41 mi)NW of epicenterNaisano Dua(pop: 2,350)I: Not feltKabupaten Kupang, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia94 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterKefamenanu(pop: 48,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia114 km (71 mi)N of epicenterPante Makasar(pop: 4,730)I: Not feltOecusseEast Timor122 km (76 mi)SW of epicenterBaa(pop: 1,260)I: Not feltKabupaten Rote Ndao, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia152 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterTilomar(pop: 7,890)I: Not feltKovalimaEast Timor152 km (94 mi)NE of epicenterAtambua(pop: 82,200)I: Not feltKabupaten Belu, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia166 km (103 mi)NE of epicenterSuai(pop: 21,500): Not feltKovalimaEast Timor186 km (115 mi)NE of epicenterMaliana(pop: 22,000): Not feltBobonaroEast Timor208 km (129 mi)N of epicenterLewoleba(pop: 30,200): Not feltKabupaten Lembata, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia210 km (130 mi)NE of epicenterAinaro(pop: 12,000): Not feltAinaroEast Timor216 km (134 mi)NE of epicenterMaubara(pop: 16,300): Not feltLiquicaEast Timor221 km (137 mi)NE of epicenterSame(pop: 7,500): Not feltManufahiEast Timor223 km (139 mi)N of epicenterKalabahi(pop: 19,200): Not feltKabupaten Alor, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia224 km (139 mi)NE of epicenterGleno(pop: 8,130): Not feltErmera Villa, ErmeraEast Timor228 km (142 mi)NE of epicenterLikisa(pop: 19,000): Not feltBazartete, LiquicaEast Timor234 km (145 mi)NE of epicenterAileu(pop: 17,400): Not feltAileuEast Timor247 km (154 mi)NE of epicenterDili(pop: 150,000): Not feltDistrito de Aveiro, DiliEast Timor260 km (161 mi)NW of epicenterMaumere(pop: 87,700): Not feltKabupaten Sikka, East Nusa TenggaraIndonesia263 km (163 mi)NE of epicenterMetinaro(pop: 4,000): Not feltDiliEast Timor270 km (168 mi)NE of epicenterBarique(pop: 5,440): Not feltManatutoEast Timor273 km (170 mi)NE of epicenterAtauro(pop: 9,270): Not feltDiliEast Timor286 km (178 mi)NE of epicenterManatutu(pop: 1,920): Not feltManatuto, ManatutoEast TimorNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-05-31EpicenterAgency3.018 km11 mi10:51:57Timor RegionBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 108 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.23 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 13.4 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 54 quakes per year (or 4.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 106 quakes per year (or 8.8 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 108 quakes per year (or 9 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake