Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 22 km northwest of Mataram, Indonesia

Just 6 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Mataram, Kota Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Tuesday, July 15th, 2025, at 4:35 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 12. km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Gili Air (pop. 1,800) located 4 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Mataram (pop. 429,700) located 22 km from the epicenter, Praya (pop. 35,200) 42 km away, Karangasem (pop. 31,900) 49 km away, Amlapura (pop. 31,900) 49 km away, Amlapura (pop. 31,900) 50 km away, Bedugul (pop. 20,000) 52 km away, and Selong (pop. 92,500) 59 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Denpasar (pop. 725,300) located 97 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 15, 2025 04:35 pm (Makassar time) local time (15 Jul 2025 08:35 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 12.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.39°S / 116.06°E (North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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