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M2.5 Earthquake near KEPULAUAN KAI, INDONESIA (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-12-23 10:22:54 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 23, 2025 at 10:22 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near KEPULAUAN KAI, INDONESIA (Indonesia). At around 89 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 56 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.8.

Details

ID
77481cce178425caef5e75cb8475da5777ebdd1a
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
89.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-23 10:22:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-5.23000, 132.46000
Temperature
28.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 89 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 89 km
Intermediate
89 km
89 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Manuk
    Distance: 241 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 257 m ·Indonesia
  • Serua
    Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 608 m ·Last eruption: 1921 ·Indonesia
  • Banda Api
    Distance: 296 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 596 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia
  • Nila
    Distance: 367 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 781 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Indonesia
  • Teon
    Distance: 415 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 728 m ·Last eruption: 1904 ·Indonesia
  • Wurlali
    Distance: 468 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 868 m ·Last eruption: 1892 ·Indonesia

Maluku

Context for this earthquake

02 Oct 2025 – 02 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,737 Catalogue entries

Of 1,736 other entries for this area and period, 1,618 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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