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M5.2 Depth: 71.0 km

M5.2 Earthquake in Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-11-04 15:58:27 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded in the Indonesia region on November 4, 2025 at 15:58 UTC. At around 71 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: 59 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
71.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-04 15:58:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Maluku Utara
Source
emsc
Coordinates
1.81970, 127.02220
Temperature
28.6°C

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Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tobelo110.2 kmE34'150
Ternate121.3 kmS210'836
General Santos519.6 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.

90%Similarity M5.32025-08-08 UTC 8.5 km ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 39.0 km 89%Similarity M5.02025-07-25 UTC 15.6 kmHalmahera, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 24.0 km 88%Similarity M5.02025-08-08 UTC 12.7 kmHalmahera, Indonesia ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 38.0 km 86%Similarity M4.52025-10-20 UTC 11.6 km103 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia ΔM 0.7Depth difference: 12.5 km 83%Similarity M5.22025-11-04 UTC 22.3 kmHalmahera, Indonesia ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 61.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M5.22025-11-04 15:58:29 UTC4.6 km113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia M2.72025-11-05 18:23:40 UTC20.0 km M2.82025-11-06 04:38:20 UTC97.4 km M3.32025-11-06 04:45:23 UTC116.0 km M3.82025-11-06 12:16:51 UTC79.2 km M2.52025-11-07 19:29:12 UTC83.9 km M3.62025-11-08 13:43:41 UTC82.5 km M2.72025-11-09 05:19:02 UTC139.7 km M3.32025-11-09 23:36:28 UTC70.4 km M3.22025-11-10 22:34:17 UTC115.3 km M3.02025-11-12 06:54:18 UTC75.2 km M2.92025-11-12 10:38:37 UTC70.2 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#8
Earlier events M≥4138
Earlier events M≥530
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 UTC25.1 kmNorthern Molucca Sea M5.92025-04-02 21:03:39 UTC44.1 km145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.82025-07-25 21:29:56 UTC30.3 km M5.52025-08-17 15:03:16 UTC34.9 km118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-02-05 03:12:30 UTC24.9 km96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

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