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M2.5 Earthquake near BURU, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-23 12:15:07 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 23, 2025 at 12:15 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near BURU, INDONESIA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 7 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 36 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.6.

Details

ID
15f27da61e45b4e1a3585f3861c725aeefa95425
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-23 12:15:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.50000, 126.85000
Temperature
22.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
7 km — shallower than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 355 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 429 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 444 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 445 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 451 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 457 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Namniwel AirportIndonesia · NAM · WAPN
    42.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-11

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

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

11 Sep 2025 – 11 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,784 Catalogue entries

Of 1,783 other entries for this area and period, 1,662 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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