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M5.5 Earthquake near Seram, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-11-20 06:59:46 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
153.8 km
Source
USP

Seram, Indonesia

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M5.5 Earthquake near Seram, Indonesia · 2025-11-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near Seram, Indonesia · 2025-11-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near Seram, Indonesia on November 20, 2025 at 06:59 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 154 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USP and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
0b09a8dd617cc3d9ff22d1ce61989685bdfc6816
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
153.8 km
UTC time
2025-11-20 06:59:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
-3.78833, 128.23543

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 153.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 153.8 km
Intermediate
153.8 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Ambon City11.8 kmNW347'288
Makassar987.6 kmW1'474'393

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 200 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 301 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 343 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 356 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 368 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 374 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Pattimura International AirportIndonesia · AMQ · WAPP
    18.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M2.62025-11-23 16:59:10 UTC129.7 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M2.52025-11-23 19:11:20 UTC91.9 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M3.42025-11-25 05:39:34 UTC102.6 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-26 09:24:48 UTC117.1 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M2.62025-11-26 10:07:15 UTC115.4 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M2.92025-11-26 15:14:27 UTC141.6 kmBURU, INDONESIA M2.62025-11-26 21:33:32 UTC92.1 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M2.52025-11-27 11:43:47 UTC68.4 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-27 15:06:59 UTC113.3 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M2.52025-11-27 15:16:53 UTC113.8 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M2.72025-11-28 02:27:59 UTC99.2 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M3.32025-11-28 10:54:19 UTC118.4 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥447
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-18

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-11-20 06:59:44 UTC17.7 km20 km E of Ambon, Indonesia M5.82025-11-20 06:59:44 UTC11.1 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M5.82025-11-20 06:59:43 UTC15.3 kmSeram, Indonesia [Sea: Indonesia] M5.72025-11-20 06:59:44 UTC8.0 kmSeram, Indonesia M5.32025-03-02 18:42:09 UTC139.0 km59 km ESE of Masohi, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

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