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M2.9 Earthquake near CERAM SEA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-18 21:05:48 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near CERAM SEA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on December 18, 2025 at 21:05 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 28 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M6.0.

Details

ID
1f5dc47ca65a24f0940548d7c5eca099f63226b1
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-18 21:05:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.84000, 127.19000
Temperature
27.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 km
8 km — shallower than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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

  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 352 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 352 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 367 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 380 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 390 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 406 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-03

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

04 Oct 2025 – 03 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,737 Catalogue entries

Of 1,736 other entries for this area and period, 1,252 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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