M5.2 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.2 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-17 15:03:12 UTC Local time:

About this earthquake

On August 17, 2025 at 15:03 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 59 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-17 15:03:12 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Maluku Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
2.17000, 127.18000
Temperature
26.8°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo104.4 kmSE34'150
Ternate155.0 kmS210'836
General Santos491.7 kmNW722'059

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First 6 hours4
First 24 hours6
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5

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Magnitude rank#7
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Earlier events M≥524
Compared since2025-01-02

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