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M5.1 Depth: 129.3 km

M5.1 Earthquake in Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-12-06 00:44:35 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded in the Indonesia region on December 6, 2025 at 00:44 UTC. At around 129 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 EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 64 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.7.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
129.3 km
UTC time
2025-12-06 00:44:35 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
1.63610, 127.27320
Temperature
28.9°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo82.5 kmE34'150
Ternate94.8 kmS210'836
General Santos549.7 kmNW722'059

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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 M5.32025-12-06 UTC 7.6 kmHalmahera, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 8.3 km 94%Similarity M4.72025-07-13 UTC 3.8 km ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 1.7 km 92%Similarity M5.32025-11-20 UTC 13.7 kmHalmahera, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 9.7 km 90%Similarity M5.42025-11-20 UTC 16.4 km91 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 7.6 km 89%Similarity M4.72025-07-13 UTC 15.6 km69 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 9.4 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM5.7
M3.12025-12-06 17:41:10 UTC8.9 km M3.02025-12-07 12:50:24 UTC25.1 km M4.22025-12-07 14:55:20 UTC39.9 km M5.02025-12-09 18:02:24 UTC50.0 km M5.12025-12-09 18:02:25 UTC76.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M3.52025-12-10 08:33:20 UTC12.1 km M2.82025-12-10 12:41:15 UTC54.4 km M2.82025-12-10 17:34:55 UTC134.7 km M3.22025-12-10 18:04:35 UTC81.9 km M2.62025-12-12 10:25:04 UTC146.5 km M2.92025-12-12 14:47:33 UTC120.4 km M2.82025-12-12 18:12:39 UTC16.4 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#23
Earlier events M≥4151
Earlier events M≥536
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.12025-07-25 21:30:00 UTC57.4 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC78.2 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.82025-07-25 21:29:56 UTC62.3 km M5.52025-08-17 15:03:16 UTC62.1 km118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC17.4 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

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