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M5.1 Depth: 51.3 km

M5.1 Earthquake in Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-05-23 19:11:57 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded in the Indonesia region on May 23, 2025 at 19:11 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 51 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 57 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
51.3 km
UTC time
2025-05-23 19:11:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
2.11380, 126.68020
Temperature
28.0°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo153.8 kmE34'150
Ternate166.6 kmSE210'836
General Santos475.1 kmN722'059

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

96%Similarity M5.12025-05-12 UTC 4.4 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 16.7 km 95%Similarity M5.12025-05-12 UTC 9.1 km ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 11.5 km 80%Similarity M5.92025-04-02 UTC 8.8 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.8Depth difference: 14.6 km 75%Similarity M5.02025-05-23 UTC 51.6 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 41.3 km 75%Similarity M4.92025-03-11 UTC 52.7 km122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 1.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M2.82025-05-23 21:50:27 UTC44.1 km M3.22025-05-24 14:21:06 UTC56.3 km M2.72025-05-25 17:51:48 UTC141.1 km M3.62025-05-26 12:03:23 UTC77.5 km M3.02025-05-26 21:44:39 UTC67.9 km M3.32025-05-27 19:36:22 UTC57.7 km M3.52025-05-28 04:56:06 UTC6.1 km M3.12025-05-28 16:16:03 UTC108.6 km M3.92025-05-28 19:55:31 UTC119.6 km M2.92025-05-28 20:14:19 UTC129.5 km M2.92025-05-28 22:41:25 UTC48.1 km M2.92025-05-28 23:35:46 UTC121.7 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥455
Earlier events M≥57
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC8.8 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC73.6 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia M5.22025-04-30 10:24:53 UTC116.3 kmTalaud Islands, Indonesia M5.12025-05-12 17:01:43 UTC4.4 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.12025-05-12 17:01:40 UTC9.1 km

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