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M4.5 Earthquake near 172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-02-02 02:05:36 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
49.6 km
Source
USGS

172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near 172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on February 2, 2025 at 02:05 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 50 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
5376f70a649ddcfa7fb53dff39c09c6231dca13f
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
49.6 km
UTC time
2025-02-02 02:05:36 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
2.45450, 126.63790

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 49.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 49.6 km
Shallow
49.6 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

  • Karangetang Activity reported
    Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'797 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Indonesia
  • Ruang
    Distance: 142 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 703 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Indonesia
  • Tobaru
    Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 149 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia
  • Banua Wuhu
    Distance: 153 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -5 m ·Last eruption: 1919 ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·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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