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M5.4 Earthquake near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-23 03:20:08 UTC Local time: —
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M5.4 Earthquake near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia) on November 23, 2025 at 03:20 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 94 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 23 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
1c80cdc2833572747076c6c836288a2395d87861
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
94.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-23 03:20:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
1.08000, 128.19000
Temperature
29.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 94 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 94 km
Intermediate
94 km
94 km — deeper than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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
Tobelo74.8 kmN34'150
Ternate95.2 kmW210'836
General Santos652.2 kmNW722'059

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Dukono Activity reported
    Distance: 77 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'273 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Gamkonora
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 84 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Tobaru
    Distance: 84 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Sultan Babullah AirportIndonesia · TTE · WAEE
    94.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-26

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours6
First 24 hours7
First 72 hours10
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M3.52025-11-23 03:36:45 UTC37.0 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.22025-11-23 03:53:49 UTC39.8 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.42025-11-23 04:00:58 UTC32.8 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.52025-11-23 04:39:26 UTC40.8 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M4.62025-11-23 07:36:20 UTC50.0 km74 km NNE of Maba, Indonesia M4.62025-11-23 07:36:20 UTC39.0 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-23 13:58:05 UTC93.7 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M4.22025-11-24 22:16:20 UTC33.4 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-25 04:39:24 UTC34.3 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-25 05:14:30 UTC135.2 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M2.62025-11-27 14:08:07 UTC81.9 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.12025-11-27 23:33:28 UTC121.6 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

26 Sep 2025 – 26 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 788 Catalogue entries

Of 787 other entries for this area and period, 10 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥450
Earlier events M≥58
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-02-05 03:12:28 UTC128.2 kmNorth Maluku M5.42025-11-23 03:19:56 UTC47.4 km70 km NNE of Maba, Indonesia M5.42025-11-20 04:19:56 UTC129.9 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M5.42025-11-20 04:19:55 UTC129.5 km91 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia M5.32025-11-20 04:19:55 UTC119.9 kmHalmahera, Indonesia

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