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M2.8 Earthquake near MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-15 19:50:47 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on December 15, 2025 at 19:50 UTC. At around 102 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 35 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.0.

Details

ID
735774579dcdc25eaa3b297eea455b8bbb22158f
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
102.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-15 19:50:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Gorontalo
Source
emsc
Coordinates
0.51000, 122.58000
Temperature
23.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 102 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 102 km
Intermediate
102 km
102 km — deeper than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colo
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 404 m ·Last eruption: 1983 ·Indonesia
  • Ambang
    Distance: 206 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: 2005 ·Indonesia
  • Soputan
    Distance: 249 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'785 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Indonesia
  • Lokon-Empung
    Distance: 264 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'580 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Indonesia
  • Mahawu
    Distance: 271 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'299 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Indonesia
  • Klabat
    Distance: 292 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'968 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Jalaluddin AirportIndonesia · GTO · WAMG
    33.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

Gorontalo

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 231 Catalogue entries

Of 230 other entries for this area and period, 108 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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