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M4.8 Earthquake near 78 km W of Kendari, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-01-24 13:37:10 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

78 km W of Kendari, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near 78 km W of Kendari, Indonesia on January 24, 2025 at 13:37 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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
5dfe2f43f2087b6e83043c34fcb088a039f96991
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-24 13:37:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-4.05880, 121.81640

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

  • Colo
    Distance: 434 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Tara, Batu
    Distance: 459 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 633 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Paluweh
    Distance: 474 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 875 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Sangia Nibandera AirportIndonesia · KXB · WAWP
    44.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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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