M4.4 Earthquake near Gili Trawangan, Indonesia — 06 August 2025
A light earthquake of magnitude 4.4 was recorded near Gili Trawangan, Indonesia on , with an epicentre 173 km north of Gili Trawangan, at a focal depth of 564.8 km. It ranked as the 65th strongest of 72 earthquakes recorded in Indonesia in the preceding 30 days.
Time (UTC): 2025-08-06 18:30:18
Time (your timezone): —
Magnitude: 4.4 (light)
Focal depth: 564.8 km (deep)
Epicentre: -6.7794, 116.0900
Location: 173 km N of Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
Country: Indonesia
USGS link to NOAA tsunami information: Not linked
Review status: Reviewed
Source: USGS event page
How strong was this earthquake?
Light earthquakes are widely felt near the epicentre and can rattle windows, dishes and hanging objects. Damage is uncommon and usually limited to cracked plaster or fallen loose items.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake radiates roughly 60 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.
The USGS assigns this earthquake a significance score of 298, which is below the USGS threshold of more than 600 for its significant-earthquake list. The ranking combines magnitude with available Did You Feel It responses and PAGER alert level; it is not a direct measurement of damage.
What the magnitude scale actually measures →
When it happened locally
That is about 02:14 local solar time at the epicentre, in the early hours of the morning.
This event was deeper than 100% of the 1,535 earthquakes recorded in Indonesia in our catalogue and stronger than 12% of them.
Where was the epicentre?
The epicentre was located at -6.7794, 116.0900 — 173 km north of Gili Trawangan. The closest other recorded event was a magnitude 4.3 earthquake 59 km west of here on 03 January 2026.
The nearest other settlements in our records are Singaraja (59 km west), Bedugul (159 km south-southwest), Senggigi (189 km south) and Labuan Lombok (196 km south-southeast).
Why the 565 km depth matters
At 565 km this was a deep-focus earthquake, occurring well inside the subducting slab rather than in the crust. Deep events are rarely damaging even at large magnitudes, though they can be felt over very long distances.
This catalogue does not ingest eyewitness responses, so it cannot confirm where this earthquake was felt. Based on magnitude alone, an event this size is often felt across the surrounding area. Its deep focus normally weakens surface shaking while spreading perceptible motion over a broad area.
Read more on how focal depth changes what you feel →
What does the tsunami information flag mean?
The USGS record does not carry a link to NOAA tsunami information. That field is not an all-clear and does not state whether a tsunami occurred. In this case, a damaging tsunami would be less likely because at M4.4 it falls below the magnitude 6.5 threshold that generally applies before a submarine earthquake displaces enough water to generate a damaging tsunami; its 565 km focal depth is too great to deform the sea floor significantly; it occurred inland rather than beneath the sea floor. For an active coastal alert, use tsunami.gov or your local warning authority.
How earthquakes generate tsunamis, and what the alert levels mean →
Aftershocks and local seismic history
1 further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre in the seven days after this event, the largest of them magnitude 4.6.
33 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above have been logged within roughly 200 km of this epicentre in our catalogue. The strongest was a magnitude 6.0 event near Kalianget on 30 September 2025. This M4.4 event released about 251 times less energy than that event.
No other earthquakes have been recorded within 100 km of this epicentre in the past year, which makes this a genuinely isolated event.
How long aftershock sequences last, and how large they get →
Where this event sits in the record
This earthquake is part of the August 2025 worldwide record, and of earthquakes in Indonesia during August 2025. Browse the full monthly archive to compare periods.
Nearest recorded earthquakes to this epicentre
- M4.3 earthquake near Singaraja, Indonesia — (59 km W)
- M4.9 earthquake near Pototano, Indonesia — (113 km E)
- M4.6 earthquake near Pototano, Indonesia — (130 km ESE)
- M4.4 earthquake near Labuan Lombok, Indonesia — (151 km SE)
- M4.5 earthquake near Bedugul, Indonesia — (159 km SSW)
- M4.2 earthquake near Pototano, Indonesia — (164 km SE)
- M4.1 earthquake near Pototano, Indonesia — (165 km SE)
- M4.3 earthquake near Pototano, Indonesia — (165 km SE)
- M4.4 earthquake near Labuan Lombok, Indonesia — (165 km SE)
- M4.2 earthquake near Labuan Lombok, Indonesia — (168 km SSE)
Other recent earthquakes in Indonesia
- M4.3 earthquake near Ruteng, Indonesia —
- M4.5 earthquake near Bengkulu, Indonesia —
- M4.8 earthquake near Tual, Indonesia —
- M4.4 earthquake near Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia —
- M4.6 earthquake near Labuha, Indonesia —
- M5.6 earthquake near Tobelo, Indonesia —
- M5.5 earthquake near Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia —
- M4.8 earthquake near Dampit, Indonesia —
- M4.6 earthquake near Ruteng, Indonesia —
- M5.1 earthquake near Ruteng, Indonesia —
Other magnitude 4 earthquakes worldwide
- M4.5 earthquake near Duaca, Venezuela —
- M4.7 earthquake near Caluula, Somalia —
- M4.5 earthquake near Palora, Ecuador —
- M4.7 earthquake near Yonakuni, Japan —
- M4.3 earthquake near Ruteng, Indonesia —
- M4.5 earthquake near Cachí, Argentina —
- M4.3 earthquake near Ishigaki, Japan —
- M4.5 earthquake near Bengkulu, Indonesia —
Questions about this earthquake
How strong was the earthquake near Gili Trawangan?
It measured magnitude 4.4 — a light earthquake. A magnitude 4.4 earthquake radiates roughly 60 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.
How deep was the earthquake near Gili Trawangan?
The focus was 565 km below the surface, which counts as deep.
Was the Gili Trawangan earthquake felt at the surface?
At magnitude 4.4 and a focal depth of 565 km, the depth spreads the energy out, so shaking is weaker overhead but reaches further.
When did the earthquake near Gili Trawangan happen?
06 August 2025 at 18:30 UTC.
Was there a tsunami?
No. The USGS record carries no tsunami-information link for this event.
Have there been aftershocks?
1 further earthquakes have been recorded within about 150 km of the epicentre in the seven days after this event, the largest of them magnitude 4.6.
How often do earthquakes happen near Gili Trawangan?
33 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above have been logged within roughly 200 km of this epicentre in our catalogue. The strongest was a magnitude 6.0 event near Kalianget on 30 September 2025. This M4.4 event released about 251 times less energy than that event.