M5.9 Depth: 36.7 km

M5.9 Earthquake near 145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC Local time:

About this earthquake

On April 2, 2025 at 21:03 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near 145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. With a focal depth of about 37 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
36.7 km
UTC time
2025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
usgs
Coordinates
2.11670, 126.75900

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo145.5 kmE34'150
Ternate163.0 kmSE210'836
General Santos477.9 kmN722'059

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