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M2.5 Earthquake near MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-18 16:23:35 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 18, 2025 at 16:23 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA (Indonesia). At around 176 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: 38 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
338dc8977e571ac36e462fa158f161682188d3a3
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
176.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-18 16:23:35 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Gorontalo
Source
emsc
Coordinates
0.31000, 121.91000
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 176 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 176 km
Intermediate
176 km
176 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 63 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 283 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 327 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 342 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 370 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

Gorontalo

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 231 Catalogue entries

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

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