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M5.2 Depth: 76.0 km

M5.2 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-06-17 06:25:35 UTC Local time: —

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 58 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

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

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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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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.

94%Similarity M5.12025-05-12 UTC 11.1 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 8.0 km 93%Similarity M5.12025-06-17 UTC 5.3 km ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 28.0 km 92%Similarity M5.12025-06-17 UTC 10.0 km168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 24.1 km 92%Similarity M5.12025-05-23 UTC 8.8 km ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 24.7 km 89%Similarity M5.12025-05-12 UTC 14.5 km ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 36.2 km

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 km M2.92025-06-17 09:14:01 UTC93.0 km M3.62025-06-17 21:34:39 UTC76.3 km M3.62025-06-20 16:35:07 UTC32.4 km M3.62025-06-21 00:05:08 UTC75.6 km M3.22025-06-21 01:05:23 UTC84.9 km M2.82025-06-21 02:15:57 UTC138.6 km M2.72025-06-21 03:30:43 UTC142.0 km M3.22025-06-21 22:50:48 UTC144.3 km M3.12025-06-22 07:01:36 UTC13.4 km M2.52025-06-24 03:54:28 UTC78.6 km M3.52025-06-24 13:19:39 UTC51.0 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥470
Earlier events M≥511
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 UTC13.7 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC81.5 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia M5.22025-04-30 10:24:53 UTC110.4 kmTalaud Islands, Indonesia M5.12025-06-17 06:25:33 UTC10.0 km168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.12025-06-17 06:25:33 UTC5.3 km

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