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M2.5 Earthquake near MOLUCCA SEA

UTC time: 2026-04-03 05:04:31 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
13.0 km
Source
EMSC

MOLUCCA SEA

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About this earthquake

On April 3, 2026 at 05:04 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near MOLUCCA SEA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 13 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
515fdfa6089709dd23312cfa23bc82d2ce342d83
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
13.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-03 05:04:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
1.08000, 126.49000
Temperature
28.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13 km
Shallow
13 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

  • Hiri
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 109 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·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.

Earthquake overview

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