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M6.1 Depth: 110.0 km

M6.1 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-07-25 21:30:00 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On July 25, 2025 at 21:30 UTC, a magnitude M6.1 earthquake occurred near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia). At around 110 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 59 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
110.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-25 21:30:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
2.03000, 126.94000
Temperature
28.0°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo123.5 kmE34'150
Ternate146.4 kmS210'836
General Santos494.5 kmNW722'059

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 250 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

88%Similarity M5.82025-07-25 UTC 5.2 km ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 50.1 km 79%Similarity M5.12025-06-28 UTC 36.3 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 1.0Depth difference: 9.0 km 77%Similarity M5.22025-06-17 UTC 35.8 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.9Depth difference: 34.0 km 77%Similarity M5.92025-04-02 UTC 22.3 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 73.3 km 76%Similarity M5.12025-05-12 UTC 26.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 1.0Depth difference: 42.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M5.02025-07-25 22:55:41 UTC11.8 kmHalmahera, Indonesia M4.82025-07-25 22:55:41 UTC7.6 km M3.82025-07-26 19:27:23 UTC171.3 km M2.62025-07-27 02:13:03 UTC143.7 km M3.62025-07-27 07:02:26 UTC122.3 km M3.22025-07-27 21:51:15 UTC34.5 km M2.72025-07-27 22:17:51 UTC205.2 km M4.12025-07-27 23:55:20 UTC218.2 km M3.22025-07-28 10:08:17 UTC88.3 km M3.22025-07-29 10:57:41 UTC156.7 km M3.02025-07-29 11:57:40 UTC58.6 km M3.82025-07-29 14:49:46 UTC146.9 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥4179
Earlier events M≥524
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 UTC22.3 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.92025-02-03 21:35:51 UTC181.5 km146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.82025-07-25 21:29:56 UTC5.2 km M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC50.0 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia M5.32025-06-28 12:40:43 UTC85.5 km

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