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M5.2 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-06-17 06:25:35 UTC Local time: —
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M5.2 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) · 2025-06-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) · 2025-06-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on June 17, 2025 at 06:25 UTC. At around 76 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 59 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
0c03c89dd8a5f6e8229c954584a3ac40e1fc89f7
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
76.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-17 06:25:35 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
2.19000, 126.66000
Temperature
27.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 76 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 76 km
Intermediate
76 km
76 km — deeper than the regional average (43.2 km)
Regional average: 43.2 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
Tobelo158.5 kmE34'150
Ternate175.2 kmSE210'836
General Santos466.4 kmN722'059

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Tobaru
    Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamkonora
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 133 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 135 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 138 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Ruang
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 703 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Indonesia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M3.22025-06-17 07:09:40 UTC98.5 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M2.92025-06-17 09:14:01 UTC93.0 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.62025-06-17 21:34:39 UTC76.3 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.62025-06-20 16:35:07 UTC32.4 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.62025-06-21 00:05:08 UTC75.6 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.22025-06-21 01:05:23 UTC84.9 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.82025-06-21 02:15:57 UTC138.6 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.72025-06-21 03:30:43 UTC142.0 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.22025-06-21 22:50:48 UTC144.3 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.12025-06-22 07:01:36 UTC13.4 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.52025-06-24 03:54:28 UTC78.6 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.52025-06-24 13:19:39 UTC51.0 kmMOLUCCA SEA

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 776 Catalogue entries

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

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥472
Earlier events M≥513
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-04-02 21:03:37 UTC13.7 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M6.02025-02-05 03:12:28 UTC88.2 kmNorth Maluku M5.92025-04-02 21:03:42 UTC19.3 kmNorth Maluku M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC13.7 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.22025-04-30 10:24:53 UTC110.4 kmTalaud Islands, Indonesia

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