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M5.2 Earthquake near Banda Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-09-22 18:31:53 UTC Local time: —
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M5.2 Earthquake near Banda Sea (Indonesia) · 2025-09-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Banda Sea (Indonesia) · 2025-09-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 22, 2025 at 18:31 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Banda Sea (Indonesia). At around 124 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 20 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.1.

Details

ID
5d991fb2af09ddfb00495477171e211c78fa959d
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
124.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-22 18:31:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-6.04000, 130.73000
Temperature
27.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 124 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 124 km
Intermediate
124 km
124 km — deeper than the regional average (43.7 km)
Regional average: 43.7 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
Tual228.3 kmE90'470
Ambon City384.1 kmNW347'288

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Manuk
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 84 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 193 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 204 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 257 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia

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 eventM4.9
M3.52025-09-22 23:52:45 UTC93.7 kmKEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA M3.92025-09-23 02:54:35 UTC133.2 kmKEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA M4.32025-09-24 16:14:40 UTC87.3 kmBANDA SEA M3.72025-09-25 07:06:56 UTC141.8 kmBANDA SEA M4.02025-09-25 19:03:54 UTC59.6 kmBANDA SEA M4.12025-09-29 23:21:18 UTC36.5 kmBANDA SEA M3.52025-09-30 16:22:56 UTC72.4 kmBANDA SEA M4.02025-09-30 22:58:41 UTC88.0 kmBANDA SEA M3.72025-10-06 04:28:55 UTC78.6 kmBANDA SEA M4.92025-10-10 10:02:48 UTC144.7 kmBanda Sea M4.22025-10-12 01:52:58 UTC53.3 kmBANDA SEA M4.32025-10-14 15:17:29 UTC35.0 km224 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,287 Catalogue entries

Of 1,286 other entries for this area and period, 35 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#10
Earlier events M≥4134
Earlier events M≥518
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.72025-07-14 05:49:58 UTC69.3 km177 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M6.72025-07-14 05:49:58 UTC49.0 kmKEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA M6.72025-07-14 05:49:57 UTC74.0 km173 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M6.72025-07-14 05:49:57 UTC54.6 km179 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia M6.72025-07-14 05:49:56 UTC54.7 km179 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

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