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M5.1 Depth: 52.0 km

M5.1 Earthquake near 168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-06-17 06:25:33 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On June 17, 2025 at 06:25 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (Indonesia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 52 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 58 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
52.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-17 06:25:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
usgs
Coordinates
2.19280, 126.57030
Temperature
27.9°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo168.1 kmE34'150
Ternate180.3 kmSE210'836
General Santos462.6 kmN722'059

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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.

95%Similarity M5.12025-05-23 UTC 15.0 km ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.7 km 91%Similarity M5.12025-05-12 UTC 19.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 16.1 km 90%Similarity M5.12025-05-12 UTC 23.2 km ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 12.2 km 85%Similarity M4.52025-05-31 UTC 22.9 km149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 0.3 km 80%Similarity M4.52025-05-31 UTC 20.2 km ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 42.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M5.22025-06-17 06:25:35 UTC10.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M3.22025-06-17 07:09:40 UTC106.4 km M2.92025-06-17 09:14:01 UTC89.1 km M3.62025-06-17 21:34:39 UTC83.2 km M3.62025-06-20 16:35:07 UTC41.9 km M3.62025-06-21 00:05:08 UTC79.4 km M3.22025-06-21 01:05:23 UTC82.0 km M2.82025-06-21 02:15:57 UTC141.6 km M2.72025-06-21 03:30:43 UTC144.6 km M3.22025-06-21 22:50:48 UTC136.7 km M3.12025-06-22 07:01:36 UTC21.5 km M2.52025-06-24 03:54:28 UTC87.8 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥469
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC22.6 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC88.3 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia M5.22025-04-30 10:24:53 UTC116.0 kmTalaud Islands, Indonesia M5.12025-05-23 19:11:57 UTC15.0 km M5.12025-05-12 17:01:43 UTC19.0 kmNorthern Molucca Sea

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