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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-08-17 15:31:16 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on August 17, 2025 at 15:31 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Indonesia: 59 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-17 15:31:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
gfz
Coordinates
2.23000, 127.35000
Temperature
27.0°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo92.1 kmSE34'150
Ternate160.1 kmS210'836
General Santos494.7 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.

91%Similarity M5.22025-08-17 UTC 20.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 0.0 km 87%Similarity M4.92025-05-31 UTC 35.4 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 0.0 km 85%Similarity M5.02025-05-23 UTC 44.4 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.0 km 82%Similarity M4.82025-07-18 UTC 47.2 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 0.0 km 82%Similarity M4.32025-02-20 UTC 13.9 km104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.7Depth difference: 0.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours7
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M5.02025-08-17 15:31:17 UTC19.8 kmMaluku Utara M5.02025-08-17 15:31:20 UTC44.0 km130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M3.82025-08-18 08:32:16 UTC137.6 km M3.82025-08-18 10:45:17 UTC91.6 km M2.72025-08-18 20:11:05 UTC105.6 km M3.22025-08-20 00:35:48 UTC26.2 km M3.22025-08-20 10:25:09 UTC116.8 km M3.32025-08-21 15:06:40 UTC121.6 km M3.32025-08-21 21:19:16 UTC118.2 km M3.42025-08-23 08:55:34 UTC67.8 km M3.32025-08-23 09:03:28 UTC48.3 km M2.92025-08-23 18:03:22 UTC133.9 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#23
Earlier events M≥4116
Earlier events M≥526
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 UTC50.7 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC66.9 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.92025-02-03 21:35:51 UTC132.4 km146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.82025-07-25 21:29:56 UTC50.7 km M5.52025-08-17 15:03:16 UTC38.2 km118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

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