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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: 11 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.5.

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 (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 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

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,254 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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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