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M5.3 Earthquake near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-06 00:44:34 UTC Local time: —
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M5.3 Earthquake near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia) · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near Halmahera, Indonesia (Indonesia) on December 6, 2025 at 00:44 UTC. At around 121 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 45 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M6.0.

Details

ID
4d79df116ec5fcd36a1ef13e2edd4f2ef44eac2d
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
121.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-06 00:44:34 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
1.65000, 127.34000
Temperature
28.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 121 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 121 km
Intermediate
121 km
121 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
Tobelo74.9 kmE34'150
Ternate95.7 kmS210'836
General Santos551.4 kmNW722'059

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Gamkonora
    Distance: 37 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Tobaru
    Distance: 37 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 37 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 47 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 58 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia
  • Dukono Activity reported
    Distance: 60 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'273 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Sultan Babullah AirportIndonesia · TTE · WAEE
    91.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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 hours2
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.7
M5.12025-12-06 00:44:35 UTC7.6 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.12025-12-06 17:41:10 UTC3.3 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.02025-12-07 12:50:24 UTC23.8 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M4.22025-12-07 14:55:20 UTC47.2 kmMOLUCCA SEA M5.02025-12-09 18:02:24 UTC57.6 kmMOLUCCA SEA M5.12025-12-09 18:02:25 UTC83.4 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M3.52025-12-10 08:33:20 UTC19.0 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M2.82025-12-10 12:41:15 UTC55.3 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.82025-12-10 17:34:55 UTC141.8 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.22025-12-10 18:04:35 UTC87.6 kmMOLUCCA SEA M2.62025-12-12 10:25:04 UTC140.0 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M2.92025-12-12 14:47:33 UTC127.9 kmMOLUCCA SEA

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 781 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#13
Earlier events M≥4158
Earlier events M≥539
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-04-02 21:03:37 UTC82.9 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M6.12025-07-25 21:30:00 UTC61.3 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M6.02025-07-25 21:29:55 UTC66.2 km126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M6.02025-02-05 03:12:28 UTC24.3 kmNorth Maluku M5.92025-04-02 21:03:42 UTC81.3 kmNorth Maluku

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