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M2.8 Earthquake near SERAM, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-05-21 15:29:34 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 21, 2025 at 15:29 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near SERAM, INDONESIA (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 15 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 47 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.2.

Details

ID
052fe4b6be2013748e4b8e4f9a106a09087f13dc
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
15.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-21 15:29:34 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.28000, 128.11000
Temperature
25.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15 km
Shallow
15 km
15 km — shallower than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 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: 240 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 350 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 398 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 408 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 413 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 422 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Pattimura International AirportIndonesia · AMQ · WAPP
    47.9 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 ≥ 2.0 · 1,734 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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