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M5.0 Depth: 35.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near 130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-17 15:31:20 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia) on August 17, 2025 at 15:31 UTC. With a focal depth of about 35 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 59 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-17 15:31:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
usgs
Coordinates
2.25390, 126.95470
Temperature
27.1°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo131.0 kmSE34'150
Ternate169.6 kmS210'836
General Santos472.4 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.

89%Similarity M4.82025-07-18 UTC 15.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 25.0 km 89%Similarity M5.02025-05-23 UTC 21.6 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 25.0 km 89%Similarity M5.12025-05-12 UTC 26.9 km ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 4.8 km 87%Similarity M5.52025-08-17 UTC 15.2 km118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.5Depth difference: 13.2 km 86%Similarity M5.02025-08-17 UTC 30.2 kmMaluku Utara ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 25.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM4.7
M3.82025-08-18 10:45:17 UTC82.7 km M2.92025-08-18 10:49:43 UTC146.8 km M2.72025-08-18 20:11:05 UTC63.1 km M3.22025-08-20 00:35:48 UTC20.1 km M3.42025-08-23 08:55:34 UTC24.2 km M3.32025-08-23 09:03:28 UTC48.7 km M2.92025-08-23 18:03:22 UTC90.2 km M2.82025-08-23 19:28:51 UTC23.2 km M2.72025-08-24 02:46:29 UTC104.0 km M3.12025-08-24 13:45:14 UTC102.3 km M3.12025-08-24 16:12:42 UTC69.1 km M3.62025-08-24 16:59:11 UTC77.0 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#23
Earlier events M≥4116
Earlier events M≥528
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.12025-07-25 21:30:00 UTC25.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC26.6 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.82025-07-25 21:29:56 UTC20.5 km M5.52025-08-17 15:03:16 UTC15.2 km118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC73.1 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

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