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M2.7 Earthquake near MOLUCCA SEA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-16 18:26:30 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 16, 2025 at 18:26 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near MOLUCCA SEA (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 50 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
4c61a9ef1a9e9cdddc3cae1942e882a27fdabd1c
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-16 18:26:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
0.71000, 126.58000
Temperature
28.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

  • Gamalama
    Distance: 84 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Hiri
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,359 Catalogue entries

Of 1,358 other entries for this area and period, 1,029 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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