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M5.1 Depth: 101.0 km

M5.1 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-06-28 11:50:19 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On June 28, 2025 at 11:50 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia). At around 101 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 57 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
101.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-28 11:50:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
2.32000, 127.09000
Temperature
28.5°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo121.5 kmSE34'150
Ternate173.2 kmS210'836
General Santos472.3 kmNW722'059

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

88%Similarity M4.52025-06-28 UTC 9.9 km122 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 10.8 km 87%Similarity M4.72025-03-21 UTC 8.7 km112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.4Depth difference: 1.6 km 85%Similarity M4.52025-06-28 UTC 14.5 km ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 19.0 km 80%Similarity M5.02025-05-23 UTC 16.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 91.0 km 79%Similarity M4.92025-05-31 UTC 13.5 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 91.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours5
First 72 hours16
Strongest subsequent eventM6.1
M5.22025-06-28 12:40:38 UTC49.8 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.32025-06-28 12:40:43 UTC49.2 km M2.82025-06-28 17:50:50 UTC63.2 km M3.12025-06-28 19:46:06 UTC43.0 km M3.42025-06-29 00:41:46 UTC133.0 km M2.82025-06-29 12:25:18 UTC83.0 km M3.32025-06-29 16:15:50 UTC141.4 km M4.82025-06-30 05:34:18 UTC61.3 km M4.82025-06-30 05:34:19 UTC61.2 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M3.52025-06-30 07:11:56 UTC126.3 km M3.22025-06-30 10:30:21 UTC145.1 km M3.22025-06-30 17:58:23 UTC132.7 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#6
Earlier events M≥487
Earlier events M≥514
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC43.2 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.92025-02-03 21:35:51 UTC149.3 km146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC78.2 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia M5.22025-06-17 06:25:35 UTC49.9 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.22025-04-30 10:24:53 UTC78.1 kmTalaud Islands, Indonesia

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