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M2.8 Earthquake near CERAM SEA, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-18 04:23:03 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near CERAM SEA, INDONESIA (Indonesia) on December 18, 2025 at 04:23 UTC. With a focal depth of about 5 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 39 earthquakes, the strongest at M6.0.

Details

ID
75edcc4208bcb74a15c1c5a956f8288424fdc9db
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-18 04:23:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-2.90000, 127.77000
Temperature
28.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — shallower than the regional average (43.3 km)
Regional average: 43.3 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Banda Api
    Distance: 296 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 360 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 375 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 388 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 398 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Manuk
    Distance: 407 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,737 Catalogue entries

Of 1,736 other entries for this area and period, 1,327 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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