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M5.5 Depth: 48.2 km

M5.5 Earthquake near 118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-17 15:03:16 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near 118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia) on August 17, 2025 at 15:03 UTC. With a focal depth of about 48 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 USGS. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 57 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
48.2 km
UTC time
2025-08-17 15:03:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
usgs
Coordinates
2.13390, 127.01960
Temperature
26.8°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo118.9 kmE34'150
Ternate154.8 kmS210'836
General Santos487.6 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.

90%Similarity M5.82025-07-25 UTC 12.9 km ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 11.7 km 85%Similarity M5.22025-08-17 UTC 18.3 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 38.2 km 84%Similarity M5.12025-05-12 UTC 28.8 km ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 8.4 km 83%Similarity M4.82025-07-18 UTC 9.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.7Depth difference: 38.2 km 82%Similarity M5.12025-05-23 UTC 37.8 km ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 3.1 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours6
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M5.02025-08-17 15:31:16 UTC38.2 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.02025-08-17 15:31:17 UTC19.9 kmMaluku Utara M5.02025-08-17 15:31:20 UTC15.2 km130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M3.82025-08-18 10:45:17 UTC69.8 km M2.72025-08-18 20:11:05 UTC75.4 km M3.22025-08-20 00:35:48 UTC12.3 km M2.62025-08-21 18:05:27 UTC147.3 km M3.42025-08-23 08:55:34 UTC32.5 km M3.32025-08-23 09:03:28 UTC58.0 km M2.92025-08-23 18:03:22 UTC100.7 km M2.82025-08-23 19:28:51 UTC12.3 km M2.72025-08-24 02:46:29 UTC105.5 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥4103
Earlier events M≥524
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 UTC14.6 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC29.0 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.82025-07-25 21:29:56 UTC12.9 km M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC58.5 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia M5.32025-08-08 12:22:13 UTC41.2 km

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