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M3.4 Earthquake near CERAM SEA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-27 18:01:12 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 27, 2025 at 18:01 UTC, a magnitude M3.4 earthquake occurred near CERAM SEA, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 42 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
0328cd3deede3064fb87fcce8e335a536db1ee53
Magnitude
M3.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-27 18:01:12 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.97000, 126.98000
Temperature
27.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 365 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 369 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 384 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 396 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 407 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 422 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Namniwel AirportIndonesia · NAM · WAPN
    19.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,254 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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