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M5.4 Earthquake near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-11-20 04:19:56 UTC Local time: —
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M5.4 Earthquake near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-11-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) · 2025-11-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near HALMAHERA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on November 20, 2025 at 04:19 UTC. At around 140 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 21 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
74393b7117455e2d5c2d834f8cea8ecce7ed92d2
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
140.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-20 04:19:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
1.55000, 127.12000
Temperature
27.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 140 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 140 km
Intermediate
140 km
140 km — deeper than the regional average (43.4 km)
Regional average: 43.4 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Ternate89.4 kmS210'836
General Santos551.5 kmNW722'059

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Gamkonora
    Distance: 49 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'635 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Indonesia
  • Todoko-Ranu
    Distance: 51 km ·Caldera(s) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Indonesia
  • Ibu Activity reported
    Distance: 57 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Tobaru
    Distance: 62 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 63 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Hiri
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Sultan Babullah AirportIndonesia · TTE · WAEE
    85.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-26

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours7
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M2.52025-11-20 14:43:51 UTC34.8 kmHALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.52025-11-21 11:35:35 UTC77.9 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.12025-11-21 15:00:14 UTC149.4 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.62025-11-21 19:01:27 UTC99.3 kmMOLUCCA SEA M4.22025-11-22 19:07:47 UTC94.4 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.32025-11-22 21:27:11 UTC88.3 kmMOLUCCA SEA M5.42025-11-23 03:20:08 UTC129.9 kmHalmahera, Indonesia M4.92025-11-23 15:37:41 UTC74.2 kmMOLUCCA SEA M4.92025-11-23 15:37:43 UTC75.7 km146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia M4.92025-11-23 15:37:43 UTC76.2 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M2.82025-11-23 17:07:49 UTC125.3 kmMOLUCCA SEA M3.22025-11-23 19:02:36 UTC117.5 kmMOLUCCA SEA

Maluku Utara

Context for this earthquake

26 Sep 2025 – 26 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 788 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#9
Earlier events M≥4140
Earlier events M≥536
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 UTC74.7 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M6.12025-07-25 21:30:00 UTC57.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M6.02025-07-25 21:29:55 UTC62.2 km126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M6.02025-02-05 03:12:28 UTC2.5 kmNorth Maluku M5.92025-04-02 21:03:42 UTC69.6 kmNorth Maluku

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