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M4.5 Earthquake near Banda Sea

UTC time: 2025-02-27 02:19:42 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.5

Depth: 62.6 km
Source: USGS

Banda Sea

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About this earthquake

On February 27, 2025 at 02:19 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 63 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

38bac19a11c74279d8a62ded107efd68dee20ef2

Magnitude

M4.5

Depth

62.6 km

UTC time

2025-02-27 02:19:42 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

-6.92580, 130.33230

Depth profile

Shallow

62.6 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

Serua

Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
Nila

Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
Teon

Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
Manuk

Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
Wurlali

Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia
Banda Api

Distance: 272 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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