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M5.8 Earthquake near 20 km E of Ambon, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-20 06:59:44 UTC Local time: —
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M5.8 Earthquake near 20 km E of Ambon, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near 20 km E of Ambon, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-11-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near 20 km E of Ambon, Indonesia (Indonesia) on November 20, 2025 at 06:59 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 128 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 42 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
2ea094bffd3aefa61df894485a8643344d874f70
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
128.3 km
UTC time
2025-11-20 06:59:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-3.70310, 128.37050
Temperature
28.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 128.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 128.3 km
Intermediate
128.3 km
128.3 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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
Ambon City20.8 kmW347'288
Makassar1003.9 kmW1'474'393

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 191 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 343 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 359 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 374 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 382 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Pattimura International AirportIndonesia · AMQ · WAPP
    31.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M5.52025-11-20 06:59:46 UTC17.7 kmSeram, Indonesia M2.62025-11-23 16:59:10 UTC141.5 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M2.52025-11-23 19:11:20 UTC88.3 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M3.42025-11-25 05:39:34 UTC86.3 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M3.82025-11-25 12:29:00 UTC137.6 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-26 09:24:48 UTC111.4 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M2.62025-11-26 10:07:15 UTC97.7 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M2.62025-11-26 21:33:32 UTC84.1 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M2.52025-11-27 11:43:47 UTC83.5 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M3.02025-11-27 15:06:59 UTC101.8 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M2.52025-11-27 15:16:53 UTC102.0 kmCERAM SEA, INDONESIA M2.72025-11-28 02:27:59 UTC83.3 kmSERAM, INDONESIA

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,254 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥448
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-18

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-11-20 06:59:43 UTC9.3 kmSeram, Indonesia [Sea: Indonesia] M5.32025-03-02 18:42:06 UTC146.6 kmMaluku M5.22025-09-27 09:08:54 UTC147.2 kmSeram, Indonesia M5.12025-09-27 09:08:55 UTC149.6 kmSERAM, INDONESIA M5.02025-10-19 23:35:56 UTC147.8 km67 km NE of Masohi, Indonesia

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