Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at 02:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ruteng (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 46.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.743 and latitude -8.294.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-8.294, 120.743
UTC time	2003-03-25 02:53:25.030

Location	Ruteng
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2003-03-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ruteng	46.8 km
Labuan Bajo	96.8 km
Ende	118.2 km
Waingapu	160.6 km
Maumere	165.7 km
Tambolaka	208.2 km
Bima	222.8 km
Dompu	252.5 km
Sinjai	357.0 km
Galesong	364.7 km
Sumbawa Besar	366.6 km
Bau-Bau	376.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Labuan Bajo Indonesia · 2026-04-11 15:19 UTC	79.7 km
M 5.0 Waingapu Indonesia · 2026-03-10 21:45 UTC	134.0 km
M 4.9 Labuan Bajo Indonesia · 2026-03-06 20:51 UTC	124.0 km
M 4.2 Ruteng Indonesia · 2025-12-06 20:06 UTC	62.0 km
M 4.8 Labuan Bajo Indonesia · 2025-10-20 05:56 UTC	146.1 km
M 4.4 Labuan Bajo Indonesia · 2025-08-21 14:57 UTC	110.2 km
M 4.8 Labuan Bajo Indonesia · 2025-08-19 09:39 UTC	111.3 km
M 4.1 Waingapu Indonesia · 2025-08-15 22:14 UTC	134.3 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account