Observed earthquake
53 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M4.8 mb | 78 km | 2026-10-10 04:45:06 UTC | 8.89°S, 124.13°E | Not stated | gfz2026tvph ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M4.4 mb | 68 km | 2026-10-10 04:45:03 UTC | 8.84°S, 124.06°E | Reviewed by an analyst24 stations | us6000u1cl ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.4 mb | 68 km | 2026-10-10 04:45:04 UTC | 8.84°S, 124.06°E | Not stated | 20261010_0000084 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-10 07:10:22 UTC · grouped with match confidence 89%
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-10 05:09:04 UTC · grouped with match confidence 84%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-10 04:53:55 UTC
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.