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

UTC time: 2025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
36.7 km
Source
USGS

145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

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M5.9 Earthquake near 145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 2025-04-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near 145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 2025-04-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

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

ID
703d5eb5f44bef66f9304d16a32a6e1a326f157c
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

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 36.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 36.7 km
Shallow
36.7 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

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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Volcanoes nearby

  • Tobaru
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamkonora
    Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 123 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 125 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Dukono Activity reported
    Distance: 133 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'273 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM5.9
M5.92025-04-02 21:03:42 UTC11.6 kmNorth Maluku M4.02025-04-05 09:25:39 UTC69.5 km132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia M4.92025-04-05 11:33:54 UTC61.5 km175 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia M4.32025-04-10 15:42:58 UTC68.9 km95 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia M4.32025-04-11 05:26:47 UTC108.7 km57 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia M4.32025-04-20 21:51:03 UTC93.7 km113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia M3.32025-04-23 01:38:17 UTC69.0 kmMOLUCCA SEA M4.82025-04-30 05:24:36 UTC78.4 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M2.62025-04-30 09:31:03 UTC84.3 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M5.22025-04-30 10:24:53 UTC111.8 kmTalaud Islands, Indonesia

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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥440
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-04-02 21:03:37 UTC0.0 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M6.02025-02-05 03:12:28 UTC75.2 kmNorth Maluku M5.12025-02-25 18:13:49 UTC95.2 km209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia M4.92025-03-11 14:58:53 UTC53.8 km122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia M4.92025-02-26 17:35:00 UTC100.4 km132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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