Timor-Leste Earthquake Impact Analysis for October 2025

Timor-Leste was impacted by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake on October 26, 2025. The dataset, produced by the World Food Programme's ADAM system, provides geospatial and impact analysis for the event, including the estimated population affected. It was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the earthquake's impact zone based on the provided epicenter coordinates and depth.
• Estimate population exposure for humanitarian planning based on the reported 89,918 people within 50km.
• Analyze geospatial relationships between the earthquake location and infrastructure or settlements.

Strengths

• Includes specific event details: magnitude 6.2, depth of 95.551 km, and precise epicenter coordinates.
• Provides a concrete impact metric, estimating 89,918 people were within 50km of the epicenter.
• Data is provided in standard geospatial formats (GEOJSON, CSV) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and full data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and methodology details require manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden-onset emergencies.

Time Range

Primary event date: October 26, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:09:14.614797; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Timor-Leste, specifically 30km NW of Citrana.