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M2.5 Earthquake near SERAM, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-29 19:13:22 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near SERAM, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on September 29, 2025 at 19:13 UTC. With a focal depth of about 11 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 50 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.0.

Details

ID
4e458d77b27f2815570a69bbffdc27952e7b66bd
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
11.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-29 19:13:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.71000, 128.38000
Temperature
25.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11 km
Shallow
11 km
11 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

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 189 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 295 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 341 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 358 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 373 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 381 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Pattimura International AirportIndonesia · AMQ · WAPP
    32.3 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

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,732 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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